Dar es Salaam vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$353
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
47
😀 Quality of life
55
33
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.55M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 6805th and 6622nd ($722 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.2 months in Ibadan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5882nd and 7660th 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
$2.56
$1.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$3.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$4.59
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$43.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1870

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
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$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621