Dar es Salaam vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$363
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
59
16
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6675th and 8160th ($799 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 0.4 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 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 6017th and 9173rd 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
$3.25
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
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$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926