Dar es Salaam vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$315
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
15.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6696th and 8781st ($720 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5965th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lagos

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Dar es Salaam Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443