Cost of Living in El-Obeid

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$867
$1956
🛋️ Without rent
$433
$1224
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$433
$732
🍽️ Food
$320
$838
🚐 Transport
$56.2
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
😀 Quality of life
23
🏙️ Population
560K

The average cost of living in El-Obeid is $867, which is in the top 31% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6383rd out of 9294 in our global list and 10th out of 12 in Sudan.

The median after-tax salary is $190, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months. Ranked 9003rd (TOP 97%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 5th best city to live in Sudan. With an estimated population of 560K, El-Obeid is the 5th largest city in Sudan.

Why living in El-Obeid costs 4.6 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in El-Obeid for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km El-Obeid Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 25.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 5723 University of Kordofan
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Prices in El-Obeid

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1908

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