Khartoum vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$410	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	29
😀 Quality of life	32	51
🏙️ Population	5.35M	431K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 3% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6100th and 6224th ($888 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Namibia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7844th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Windhoek

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	Khartoum	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785