Addis Ababa vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$604
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
5.23M
4.72M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4928th and 6805th ($1103 vs $722) 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 6957th and 5882nd 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
$6.55
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509