Bishkek vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bishkek	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1788	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$409	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$723	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	56	58
🏙️ Population	1.19M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 0.8% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6948th and 6912th ($757 vs $763) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6280th and 6157th 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	$6.86	$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1674	$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.88	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6484	$15015

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$588
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$551
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$408
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$544
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$604
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$553
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$523
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$602
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$419
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$797
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$469
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$455
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1233
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1521
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$542
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$508
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1237
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$530
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$623
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1181
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$533
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$520
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$505
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1002
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$591
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$624
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$651
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$593
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$693
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$563
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$691
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$691