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Khartoum vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 19.6% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% more in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in Khartoum
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 47.1% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Khartoum

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Khartoum are more expensive than in Baghdad. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Khartoum. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Khartoum.

Khartoum vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khartoum instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 59.1% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.38 IQD5,739	$7.50 SDG4,507.50	+71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 IQD9,935	$7.50 SDG4,507.50	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.61 SDG365.29	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD269	$0.42 SDG255.33	+106.8%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 IQD1,084	$1.35 SDG811.38	+63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 IQD2,980	$7.23 SDG4,347.39	+217.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 IQD6,216	$6.13 SDG3,684.58	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,217	$2.85 SDG1,715.07	+68.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 IQD2,704	$2.95 SDG1,772.10	+42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 IQD736	$2.24 SDG1,343.99	+298.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD656	$0.57 SDG341.69	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD596	$1.15 SDG691.26	+152.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 IQD431	$0.85 SDG509.98	+158.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD391	$0.60 SDG359.92	+100.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD387	$0.48 SDG285.85	+60.9%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 IQD2,697	$5.03 SDG3,022.61	+144.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.75 IQD29,805	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,202.83 IQD24M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.93 IQD20,863	$11.52 SDG6,923.73	-27.7%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.71 IQD54,642	$70.15 SDG42,158.58	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.41 IQD540K	$613.36 SDG369K	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.42 IQD373K	$290.18 SDG174K	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.68 IQD200K	$39.45 SDG23,709.77	-74.2%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 47.1% less for childcare

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.78 IQD234K	$90.25 SDG54,241.24	-49.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,548.47 IQD5M	$1,960.95 SDG1M	-44.7%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 IQD4,968	$2.00 SDG1,202.00	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 IQD4,120	$2.05 SDG1,230.08	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IQD2,732	$1.50 SDG901.50	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 IQD58,032	$33.33 SDG20,033.33	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 IQD9,935	$4.00 SDG2,404.00	-47.3%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Baghdad	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.20 IQD38,250	$14.83 SDG8,915.16	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.03 IQD47,191	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.68 IQD89,967	$55.00 SDG33,055.00	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.75 IQD58,617	$52.50 SDG31,552.50	+17.3%
Average			-17.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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