Khartoum vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Khartoum Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$409
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$688
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
5.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6170th and 4780th ($889 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Sudan and China, respectively. Check Sudan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8091st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Khartoum Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$608
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.39%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1132
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$813
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.47
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.96
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$28
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.1
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2065
$31401

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11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$902
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$868
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$851
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1094
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$935
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$847
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$988
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$946
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$491
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1096
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$490
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$502
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$524
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$799
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$492
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$686
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$928
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$944
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$814
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$324
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1123
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$590
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$940
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$513
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$513
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$915
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$837
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$314
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$810
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$489
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$895
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$333
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$554
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$520
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$488

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774