Dar es Salaam vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$688
🏠 One person rent	$334	$82.4
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$126
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$26.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	46	40
😀 Quality of life	55	33
🏙️ Population	4.72M	929K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 156% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 7084th and 9212th ($735 vs $287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Tanzania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Khulna ranked 11th in Bangladesh, while ranked 6319th and 8627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Khulna

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	Dar es Salaam	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$1.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$6.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$63.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$35.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$115
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$63.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	9.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$9.14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$1.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$9.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$1.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$21.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$1374

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$586
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$546
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$417
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$533
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$611
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$495
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$563
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$540
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$618
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$415
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$807
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$463
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$448
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1196
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$522
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$543
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$532
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1196
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$559
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$613
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1167
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$549
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$933
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$513
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$524
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$494
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1132
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$603
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$624
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$452
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$573
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$688
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$531
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$690
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$688

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$326
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$321
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$327
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$319
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$321
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$311
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$326
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$314
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$321
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$313
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$285
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$319
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$362
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$321
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$328
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$478
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$322
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$339
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$357
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$362
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$296
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$288
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$289
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$342
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$297
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$276
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$278
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$267
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358