Baku vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$378
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
2.3M
4.72M

The cost of living in Baku is 16% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6524th and 7084th ($856 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5591st and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dar es Salaam

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Baku Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$13482

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30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688