Dar es Salaam vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$334
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
55
47
🏙️ Population
4.72M
948K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 7084th and 6897th ($735 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6319th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Dushanbe

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Dar es Salaam Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$6733

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$586
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438