Omdurman vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omdurman	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$435	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	29
😀 Quality of life	31	51
🏙️ Population	2.81M	431K

The cost of living in Omdurman is 5% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5997th and 6224th ($908 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sudan and Namibia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Omdurman compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Omdurman ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7979th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omdurman vs Windhoek

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	Omdurman	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.37	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1234	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$847	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.46	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2051	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785