Dar es Salaam vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Lome | |
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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 | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6912th and 6752nd ($763 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Togo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Togo 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 Lome. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6157th and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lome
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| Dar es Salaam | Lome | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
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| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
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| 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 99 km or 61 mi |  Ho | |
| 109 km or 68 mi |  Kpalime | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Cotonou | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Hohoe | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Abomey | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Tema | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Atakpame | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Koforidua | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Accra | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Lagos | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Save | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Sokode | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Kumasi | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Obuasi | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ibadan | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Oyo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Kara | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Ife | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Osogbo | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Tamale | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Ilorin | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Akure | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Benin | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Owo | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Warri | |
| 526 km or 327 mi |  Abengourou | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Abidjan | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Agboville | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Onitsha | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Dabou | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Awka | |
| 647 km or 402 mi | Owerri | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Port Harcourt |