Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 26.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Riga, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
Riga
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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