Omdurman vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omdurman	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$435	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	1
😀 Quality of life	31	22
🏙️ Population	2.81M	65.5K

The cost of living in Omdurman is 0.9% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5997th and 6047th ($908 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Sudan and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Sudan vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Omdurman compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Omdurman ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7979th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omdurman vs Sao Tome

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	Omdurman	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.37	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$847	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.46	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.9	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2051	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590