Dar es Salaam vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$357
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 13% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6912th and 6441st ($763 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Ukraine, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ukraine 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 Kyiv. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6157th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kyiv

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Dar es Salaam Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$9101

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$588
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$551
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$523
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$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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628