Omdurman vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omdurman	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$435	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	72
😀 Quality of life	31	78
🏙️ Population	2.81M	7.01M

The cost of living in Omdurman is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5997th and 2911th ($908 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sudan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Omdurman compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Omdurman ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7979th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omdurman vs Riyadh

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	Omdurman	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.37	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$847	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.46	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.9	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2051	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529