Dar es Salaam vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$315
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6696th and 6536th ($720 vs $760) 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 5965th and 4566th 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
$1.95
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$7179

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$762
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$706
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$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
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$493
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$581
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$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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528