Dar es Salaam vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$334
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7084th and 7936th ($735 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Tanzania and Ghana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 6319th and 7305th 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
$3.04
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$5705

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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 Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$714
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$762
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$927
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$697
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1049
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$583
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$500
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$727
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$665
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1043
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1185
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$666
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$657
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$759
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1044
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1100
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$656
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$596
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1067
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$661
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$830
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$768
477 km or 296 mi Save
$654
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1062
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1076
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$995
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$946
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$896
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$658
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$830
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$639
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$988
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$836