Bishkek vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$398
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
57
59
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 7% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6675th ($743 vs $799) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6164th and 6017th 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
$6.84
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687