Dar es Salaam vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$353	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	48
😀 Quality of life	55	30
🏙️ Population	4.72M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 6805th and 6170th ($722 vs $889) 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 5882nd and 8091st 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	$2.56	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	21.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.36
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	$1.16	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$2065

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$902
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$868
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$851
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1094
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$847
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$988
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$946
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$491
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$490
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$502
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$524
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$686
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$928
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$944
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$814
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$324
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1123
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$590
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$940
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$513
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$513
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$915
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$837
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$314
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$810
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$489
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$895
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$333
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$554
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$520
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$488