Dar es Salaam vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Lagos | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6912th and 5500th ($763 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6157th and 7677th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
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| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
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| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
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| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 48 mi |  Abeokuta | |
| 87 km or 54 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Cotonou | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Ibadan | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Oyo | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Ife | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Abomey | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Osogbo | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Save | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Akure | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Lome | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Benin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Owo | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Ilorin | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Atakpame | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Kpalime | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Ho | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Hohoe | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Onitsha | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Sokode | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Tema | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Awka | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Koforidua | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Accra | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Owerri | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Kara | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Enugu | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Umuahia | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Aba | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Minna | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Abuja | |
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| 562 km or 350 mi | Obuasi | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Calabar | |
| 572 km or 356 mi | Tamale |