Dar es Salaam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$353
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
4.72M
846K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6805th and 8885th ($722 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Nepal, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5882nd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kathmandu

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Dar es Salaam Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$4063

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330