Khartoum vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$410	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	32	38
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.27M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 4% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6100th and 5917th ($888 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Sudan and South Africa, respectively. Check Sudan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7844th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Soweto

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	Khartoum	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003