Dar es Salaam vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$334
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
33
😀 Quality of life
55
26
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 46% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7084th and 8650th ($735 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6319th and 8929th 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
$3.04
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1302

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$586
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$546
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$417
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$533
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$611
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$495
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$563
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$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
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$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469