Dar es Salaam vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Kano | |
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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 | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6912th and 8284th ($763 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 6157th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kano
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| Dar es Salaam | Kano | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
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| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
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| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
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| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 137 km or 85 mi |  Zaria | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Katsina | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Kaduna | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Gusau | |
| 206 km or 128 mi |  Zinder | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Maradi | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Jos | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Bauchi | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Minna | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Abuja | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Sokoto | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Damaturu | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Maiduguri | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Mubi | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ilorin | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 612 km or 380 mi |  Garoua | |
| 625 km or 388 mi | Owo | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Enugu | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Osogbo | |
| 641 km or 399 mi | Akure | |
| 653 km or 406 mi | Maroua | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Awka | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Ife | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Onitsha | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Oyo | |
| 692 km or 430 mi |  Bol | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Bamenda | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | N'Djamena | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Niamey | |
| 718 km or 446 mi | Ibadan | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Umuahia | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Owerri | |
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| 776 km or 482 mi | Aba | |
| 782 km or 486 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 782 km or 486 mi | Warri |