Dar es Salaam vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$353
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
13
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
4.72M
797K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 6805th and 6920th ($722 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Gabon, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5882nd and 6834th 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
$2.56
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$6344

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$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
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$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
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$659
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$878
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$879
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$812
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$710
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1368
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$655
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$764
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$933
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$374
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$651
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$638
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$794
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$906
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$714
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$1686
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$531
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$531
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$531
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$846
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$886
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$469
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$1036
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$686
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$537
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$529
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$803
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$821
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$488
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$589
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1041
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$658
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$666
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$635
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$793
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$1133