Khartoum vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$410	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	48	24
😀 Quality of life	32	38
🏙️ Population	5.35M	7.82M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 21% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6100th and 6735th ($888 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7844th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Shangqiu

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	Khartoum	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529