Dar es Salaam vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$423	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	5
😀 Quality of life	41	14
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.97M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 6399th and 5651st ($811 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tanzania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the DR Congo 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 Kananga. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6871st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kananga

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	Dar es Salaam	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$3312

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018