Khartoum vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$410	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	48	20
😀 Quality of life	32	45
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.29M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 91% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6100th and 8801st ($888 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Libya, respectively. Check Sudan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7844th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Tripoli

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	Khartoum	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$1187

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058