Dar es Salaam vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$315
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
55
31
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 6696th and 5963rd ($720 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Tanzania and Sudan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 5965th and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Khartoum

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Dar es Salaam Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$2074

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$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
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467