Khartoum vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Khartoum	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$416	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$680	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	29
😀 Quality of life	36	57
🏙️ Population	5.35M	431K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 9% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6246th and 5698th ($896 vs $985) 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 0.1 months in Khartoum compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Khartoum ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8264th and 6153rd 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	$6.32	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.24%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2128	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1137	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.51	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.94	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1959	$5380

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Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$910
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$879
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$857
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1116
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$867
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$971
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1016
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$500
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$508
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$533
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$499
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$826
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$960
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1039
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$348
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1155
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$802
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1162
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$520
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$519
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$911
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$365
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$1031
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$499
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$918
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$428
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$559
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$527
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$498

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826