Dar es Salaam vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2447
🏠 One person rent
$315
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
935K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6696th and 5571st ($720 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 536th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Kitakyushu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kitakyushu ranked 289th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 1910th 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
$1.95
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$39.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8058

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887