Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$1421
🏠 One person rent
$423
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$424
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
41
20
🏙️ Population
4.72M
604K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6399th and 8002nd ($811 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Djibouti, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6871st and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City

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Dar es Salaam Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$4050

Cost of living in other countries

Dar es SalaamDjibouti City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$760
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$461
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$589
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$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
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$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
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$500
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$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
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$625
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$1150
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$522
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$872
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$483
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$1465
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$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
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$457
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$562
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$648
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$558
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$648
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$650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
68 km or 42 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
101 km or 63 mi Dikhil
$542
185 km or 115 mi Borama
$518
240 km or 149 mi Taiz
$507
245 km or 152 mi Aden
$503
247 km or 153 mi Hargeisa
$660
253 km or 157 mi Jijiga
$764
264 km or 164 mi Dire Dawa
$756
277 km or 172 mi Harar
$718
286 km or 178 mi Ibb
$496
290 km or 180 mi Zabid
$482
356 km or 221 mi Dhamar
$486
357 km or 222 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
387 km or 240 mi Dessie
$838
418 km or 259 mi Sayyan
$481
433 km or 269 mi Sanaa
$546
451 km or 280 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
594 km or 369 mi Mendefera
$487
598 km or 371 mi Sa'dah
$482
600 km or 373 mi Massawa
$486
618 km or 384 mi Asmara
$520
627 km or 390 mi Bahir Dar
$752
628 km or 390 mi Gondar
$897
664 km or 413 mi Najran
$937
689 km or 428 mi Keren
$488
720 km or 448 mi Awasa
$886
726 km or 451 mi Mukalla
$484
740 km or 460 mi Abha
$910
818 km or 509 mi Jimma
$654
826 km or 513 mi Bareq
$902
846 km or 526 mi Kassala
$1006
884 km or 550 mi El-Gadarif
$943
936 km or 582 mi Bisha
$905
944 km or 587 mi Baidoa
$706
958 km or 595 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
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$1041
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$711
1095 km or 680 mi Port Sudan
$1003