Omdurman vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omdurman	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$435	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	40
😀 Quality of life	31	63
🏙️ Population	2.81M	573K

The cost of living in Omdurman is 29% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5997th and 6866th ($908 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Sudan and Morocco, respectively. Check Sudan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Omdurman compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Omdurman ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7979th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omdurman vs Rabat

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	Omdurman	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.37	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$847	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.46	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.9	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2051	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430