Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 4.0 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 75.1% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 12.8 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Ottawa are more expensive than in Khartoum. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$17.96 CA$25.83	+139.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$10.78 CA$15.50	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$2.17 CA$3.12	+257.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$1.53 CA$2.20	+248.0%
Average			+169.8%

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pay 75.1% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$2.65 CA$3.81	+132.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$6.28 CA$9.03	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$9.92 CA$14.27	+61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$3.31 CA$4.77	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$5.89 CA$8.47	+109.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$1.93 CA$2.78	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.64 CA$0.92	+25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$1.44 CA$2.07	+60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$1.69 CA$2.43	+111.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$1.20 CA$1.73	+101.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$1.31 CA$1.88	+206.7%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.15 CA$5.97	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$92.50 CA$133.04	+270.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,412.64 CA$35,109.04
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$18.80 CA$27.03	+75.0%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$50.21 CA$72.22	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$1,425.51 CA$2,050.10	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$1,269.57 CA$1,825.83	+366.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$131.33 CA$188.88	+232.9%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 12.8 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$999.72 CA$1,437.75	+1485.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$19,936.07 CA$28,671.06	+869.0%
Average			+1177.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$5.75 CA$8.27	+187.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$3.71 CA$5.34	+55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$12.93 CA$18.60	+618.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$46.27 CA$66.54	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$10.78 CA$15.50	+169.4%
Average			+214.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$57.20 CA$82.26	+214.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$44.39 CA$63.84	+121.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$97.78 CA$140.62	+77.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$110.86 CA$159.43	+177.1%
Average			+147.9%

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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 2025

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