Dar es Salaam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$363
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
846K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 87% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6675th and 8921st ($799 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6017th and 6559th 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
$3.25
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$3066

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$609
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348