Bishkek vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$431
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
53
55
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 7% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6825th and 7084th ($789 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6437th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Dar es Salaam

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Bishkek Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$13482

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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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