Addis Ababa vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$407
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.72M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5819th and 6696th ($923 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7141st and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dar es Salaam

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Addis Ababa Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$14488

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449