Dar es Salaam vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1277
🏠 One person rent
$353
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
10
😀 Quality of life
55
12
🏙️ Population
4.72M
459K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 39% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6805th and 8522nd ($722 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and South Sudan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5882nd and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Juba

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Dar es Salaam Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$3094

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$736
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$675
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$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745