Khartoum vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$410	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	24
😀 Quality of life	32	39
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.56M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 50% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6100th and 7740th ($888 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7844th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Shaoyang

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	Khartoum	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600