Khartoum vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Khartoum Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2052
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$426
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$714
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
31
78
🏙️ Population
5.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5963rd and 4461st ($901 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8338th and 558th 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
$5.68
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1143
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.52
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.74
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.9
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2074
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740