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Living in Sudan: the ultimate expat guide

Living in Sudan: the ultimate expat guide

Everything you need to know for a successful life in Sudan.

On the northern part of Africa, the Republic of Sudan is a developing country located in the Nile Valley. If you choose to move here to live and work, you will join the expat community who settled in Khartoum, its capital, but also in Omdurman, its largest city.

Expat professionals looking for job opportunities can find work in the oil sector as well as in NGO and humanitarian aid.

Key figures

Population48 million
Expats70,000
Top nationalitiesSouth Sudanese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Egyptian, Syrian
LanguagesArabic, English
Monthly cost of living
1 person$700
Family of 4$2,000