Abuja vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$953
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
19
55
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.72M

The cost of living in Abuja is 75% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4418th and 6805th ($1262 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Tanzania, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 8886th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Dar es Salaam

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Abuja Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$8603

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$1686
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$699
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$759
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$596
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$886
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$638
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$714
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$374
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$651
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$1042
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$1019
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$453
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$794
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$1133
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$933
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$1037
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$644
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$655
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$710
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$812
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
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$571
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$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
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$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
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$1549
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$526
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$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
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$581
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$515
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$583
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$498
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$511
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