Dar es Salaam vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Kumasi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 73% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6696th and 8911th ($720 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Tanzania and Ghana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ghana comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5965th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kumasi
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| Dar es Salaam | Kumasi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Morogoro | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
Cities near Kumasi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 54 km or 34 mi |  Obuasi | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Koforidua | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Accra | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 208 km or 129 mi |  Abengourou | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Tema | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Ho | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Hohoe | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Kpalime | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Agboville | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Abidjan | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Tamale | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Atakpame | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Lome | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dabou | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Bouake | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Sokode | |
| 402 km or 250 mi |  Abomey | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Divo | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Kara | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Cotonou | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Save | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Gagnoa | |
| 494 km or 307 mi |  Leo | |
| 539 km or 335 mi | Korhogo | |
| 551 km or 342 mi |  Abeokuta | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Lagos | |
| 557 km or 346 mi | Manga | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Ibadan | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Koudougou | |
| 625 km or 389 mi | Oyo | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Ouagadougou | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Dedougou |