Khartoum vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Khartoum	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1862	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	5.35M	5.45M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6728th and 370th ($809 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Australia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6819th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Sydney

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	Khartoum	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.07%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1823	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.05	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.04	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.96	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.9	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1914	$25164

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Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$834
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$803
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$788
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1124
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$787
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$947
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$923
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$483
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$976
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$481
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$494
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$513
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$484
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$748
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$925
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$938
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$931
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$350
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1210
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$746
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1031
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$505
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$505
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$871
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$379
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$910
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$476
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$890
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$563
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$475

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863