Dar es Salaam vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$363
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
59
39
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6675th and 8436th ($799 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Kumasi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 6017th and 7874th 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
$3.25
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822