Dar es Salaam vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$357
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
846K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 85% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6912th and 8958th ($763 vs $412) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 6657th 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
$3.09
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$3536

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$588
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$551
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$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
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$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
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$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360