Khartoum vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$410	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	50
😀 Quality of life	32	48
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.57M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 51% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6100th and 7787th ($888 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 34th in Sudan and Iran, respectively. Check Sudan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7844th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Shiraz

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	Khartoum	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$2161

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723