Calgary vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1862
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$171
😷 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 159% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1759th and 6728th ($2095 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.2 months in Khartoum. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 187th and 6819th 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	$19.1	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	30.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$97.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$1914

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$834
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$803
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$788
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1124
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$787
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$947
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$923
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$483
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$976
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$481
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$494
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$513
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$484
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$748
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$925
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$938
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$931
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$350
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1210
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$746
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1031
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$505
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$505
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$871
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$379
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$910
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$476
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$890
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$563
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$475