Omdurman vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omdurman	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$435	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	31	38
🏙️ Population	2.81M	1.27M

The cost of living in Omdurman is 2% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5997th and 5917th ($908 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Sudan and South Africa, respectively. Check Sudan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Omdurman compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Omdurman ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7979th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omdurman vs Soweto

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	Omdurman	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.37	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$847	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.46	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.9	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2051	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003