Khartoum vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Khartoum Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1908
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$373
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$123
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
5.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6633rd and 4971st ($832 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Sudan and China, respectively. Check Sudan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Khartoum compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6831st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Shanghai

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Khartoum Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$930
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
29.98%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2145
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.01
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.78
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1662
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$848
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$819
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$800
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1104
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$858
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$804
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$931
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$1017
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$498
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$964
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$498
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$510
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$531
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$863
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$497
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$810
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$905
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$919
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$1022
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$369
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1209
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$775
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1107
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$521
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$522
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$902
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$795
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$385
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$996
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$491
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$906
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$448
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$572
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$528
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765