Dar es Salaam vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$357
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
4.72M
935K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6912th and 5098th ($763 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 126th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6157th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kitakyushu

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Dar es Salaam Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$12673

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$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

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914