Dar es Salaam vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$353
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
37
😀 Quality of life
55
34
🏙️ Population
4.72M
444K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 75% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6805th and 8952nd ($722 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Tanzania and Ghana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5882nd and 7641st 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
$2.56
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$5541

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742