Khartoum vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$410	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	15
😀 Quality of life	32	47
🏙️ Population	5.35M	886K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 18% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6100th and 4967th ($888 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Sudan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7844th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Tabuk

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	Khartoum	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028