Dar es Salaam vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$363
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
48
😀 Quality of life
59
37
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.55M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 6% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 6675th and 6862nd ($799 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Ibadan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 6017th and 8155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Ibadan

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Dar es Salaam Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
18.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$4.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$3.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$43.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$49.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1891

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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

Cities near Ibadan

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$664
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652