Dar es Salaam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$363
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 45% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6675th and 4115th ($799 vs $1454) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6017th and 884th 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
$3.25
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$7065

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$609
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$567
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$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
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$596
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$526
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470