Ashgabat vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$893	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$680
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	54
😀 Quality of life	49	36
🏙️ Population	1.03M	5.35M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 105% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 2595th and 6246th ($1833 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkmenistan and Sudan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Khartoum ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 6667th and 8264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Khartoum

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	Ashgabat	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	30.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$1137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$1959

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$910
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$879
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$857
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1116
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$867
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$971
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1016
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$500
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$508
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$533
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$499
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$826
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$960
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1039
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$348
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1155
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$802
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1162
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$520
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$519
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$911
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$365
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$1031
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$499
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$918
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$428
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$559
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$527
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$498