Dar es Salaam vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$423
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$1273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
23
😀 Quality of life
41
37
🏙️ Population
4.72M
951K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 40% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6399th and 4063rd ($811 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6871st and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Freetown

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Dar es Salaam Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$2773

Cost of living in other countries

Dar es SalaamFreetown

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$523
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194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$545
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$580
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$502
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$498
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
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$638
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$408
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$522
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$872
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$483
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$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
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$648
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$558
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$648
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1061
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$998
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1278
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$998
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1272
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1019
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1009
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$523
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$804
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$827
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$487
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$964
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$953
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$552
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$507
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$477
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1000
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$489
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$998
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$569
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$490
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1052
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1046
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1114
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$916
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$970
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$499
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$937
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$960
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$906
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$647
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$490