Dar es Salaam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$353
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6805th and 3883rd ($722 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5882nd and 1287th 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
$2.56
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7012

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$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
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$466
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$1394
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$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
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$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
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$509
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$559
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$509
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Distance City Cost of living
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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
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$566
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$585
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$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527