Dar es Salaam vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1440
🏠 One person rent
$334
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.56M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 12% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 7084th and 7566th ($735 vs $658) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 8113th 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
$3.04
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$10.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$16.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
18.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$853
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$2.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$0.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$2.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$5.51
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$41.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1576

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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 Oyo
$639
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517