Khartoum vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$410	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	48	5
😀 Quality of life	32	34
🏙️ Population	5.35M	115K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 110% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6100th and 8915th ($888 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Sudan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Sudan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7844th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Thimphu

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	Khartoum	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300