Khartoum vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$410	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	61
😀 Quality of life	32	79
🏙️ Population	5.35M	605K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 20% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6100th and 4764th ($888 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Sudan and Latvia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7844th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Riga

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	Khartoum	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$13840

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Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220