Dar es Salaam vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$539
🏠 One person rent
$315
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
55
17
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.85M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 243% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6696th and 9294th ($720 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 0.6 months in Kano. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 5965th and 9073rd 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
$1.95
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.25
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351