Dar es Salaam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$357
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
33
😀 Quality of life
58
25
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6912th and 8823rd ($763 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tanzania and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6157th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kabul

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Dar es Salaam Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1540

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$588
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$523
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$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
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
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$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467