Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 3.1 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 48.6% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Ashgabat

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Khartoum. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Ashgabat. Notably, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

Ashgabat vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Khartoum, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$34.54 TMT121.25	+360.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$12.82 TMT45.00	+60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$3.24 TMT11.38	+433.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$1.04 TMT3.67	+137.5%
Average			+247.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$2.39 TMT8.38	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$17.90 TMT62.83	+195.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$16.12 TMT56.59	+163.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$6.84 TMT24.00	+139.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$5.38 TMT18.90	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$2.71 TMT9.53	+34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$4.01 TMT14.06	+689.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$3.65 TMT12.81	+307.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$1.71 TMT6.01	+114.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$1.03 TMT3.63	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.84 TMT2.95	+97.2%
Average			+183.3%

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pay 48.6% less for transportation

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$1.56 TMT5.49	-70.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$8.55 TMT30.00	-65.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$9.69 TMT34.00	-9.8%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$94.97 TMT333.33	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	+174.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	+1004.5%
Average			+322.8%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$22.79 TMT80.00	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	??
Average			-63.9%

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$5.06 TMT17.75	+152.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$6.98 TMT24.50	+193.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$28.49 TMT100.00	+1482.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$147.20 TMT516.67	+341.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$14.25 TMT50.00	+256.1%
Average			+485.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$85.47 TMT300.00	+370.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$121.08 TMT425.00	+505.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$163.82 TMT575.00	+197.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$170.94 TMT600.00	+327.4%
Average			+350.3%

Khartoum vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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