Dar es Salaam vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$353
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6805th and 6450th ($722 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Ukraine, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5882nd and 4556th 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
$2.56
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7166

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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
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$543
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$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
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$509
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$509

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
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$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563