Calgary vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1908
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.35M

The cost of living in Calgary is 154% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1716th and 6633rd ($2118 vs $832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 8th in Canada and Sudan, respectively. Check Canada vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 209th and 6831st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Khartoum

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	Calgary	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	29.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$1662

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$848
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$819
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$800
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1104
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$804
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$931
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1017
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$498
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$510
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$531
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$497
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$810
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$905
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$919
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1022
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$369
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1209
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$775
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1107
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$521
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$522
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$902
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$795
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$385
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$996
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$491
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$906
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$448
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$572
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$528
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$491