Dar es Salaam vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Juba | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 44% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6696th and 8514th ($720 vs $498) 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 0.7 months in Juba. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5965th and 9140th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
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| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
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| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
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| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 152 km or 94 mi |  Bor | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Arua | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Gulu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Yambio | |
| 395 km or 245 mi |  Bunia | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Isiro | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Mbale | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Kira Town | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Wau | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Kampala | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Malakal | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Jinja | |
| 539 km or 335 mi | Beni | |
| 542 km or 337 mi | Entebbe | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Tororo | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Kasese | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Butembo | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Mumias | |
| 632 km or 393 mi | Eldoret | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Kisumu | |
| 658 km or 409 mi |  Jimma | |
| 735 km or 457 mi |  Byumba | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Nakuru | |
| 773 km or 480 mi | Gisenyi | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Kigali | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Awasa | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Kibuye | |
| 826 km or 514 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Nyanza | |
| 832 km or 517 mi | Mwanza | |
| 854 km or 530 mi | Butare | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Meru | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Kisangani | |
| 868 km or 539 mi | Muyinga | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Cyangugu | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Bukavu | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Ngozi | |
| 895 km or 556 mi | Thika | |
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