Dar es Salaam vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$353
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.16M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6805th and 6804th ($722 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Rwanda, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5882nd and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kigali

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Dar es Salaam Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$9712

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543