Dar es Salaam vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$334
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$735
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
55
90
🏙️ Population
4.72M
935K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 7084th and 5254th ($735 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 188th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Kitakyushu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6319th and 201st 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
$3.04
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$8.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$12027

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868