Almaty vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$464	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	44
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	2.23M	4.72M

The cost of living in Almaty is 9% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6399th ($881 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 4016th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dar es Salaam

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	Almaty	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$19371

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650