Nairobi vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1905
🏠 One person rent
$305
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
59
33
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.81M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6736th and 6623rd ($807 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Sudan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 6034th and 8621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Omdurman

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Nairobi Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
29.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$6.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$91
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$1873

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$448
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$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$809
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$803
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1124
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$788
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$872
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$787
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$947
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$923
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$483
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$976
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$481
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$494
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$513
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$800
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$484
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$748
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$925
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$938
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$931
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$350
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1210
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1031
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$746
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$505
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$505
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$873
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$791
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$871
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$379
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$910
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$439
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$476
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$563
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$513
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$375
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$475