Dar es Salaam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$334
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7084th and 4191st ($735 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Kuwait, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6319th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kuwait City

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Dar es Salaam Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$9163

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$586
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$546
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$533
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$611
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$495
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$563
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451