Dar es Salaam vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1665
🏠 One person rent
$357
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$86.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.55M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.6% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 6912th and 6939th ($763 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6157th and 8189th 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
$3.09
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$19.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
18.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$3.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$5.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$43.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1872

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$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$665
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1017
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$775
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$659
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1022
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$538
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$578
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
173 km or 107 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$741
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$594
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$796
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$612
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$655
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$878
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$673
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$802
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$922
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$673
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$675
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$678
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$785
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$683
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$785
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$682
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$454
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1555
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$587
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1551
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$849
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$618
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$601
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$607
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$654
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$703
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$861
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$353
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$386
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$612
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$584