Dar es Salaam vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1857
🏠 One person rent
$357
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$448
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
11
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
899K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 6912th and 7015th ($763 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Gabon, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 6157th and 8199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Libreville

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Dar es Salaam Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$7022

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$699
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1239
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$1042
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$1042
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$1344
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$750
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1254
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$641
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$668
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$834
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$386
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$618
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$601
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$750
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$849
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$687
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1555
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$543
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$544
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$544
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$785
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$878
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$587
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$922
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$695
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$655
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$543
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$870
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$895
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$492
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$602
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1163
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$594
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$550
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$578
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$815
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1022