Dar es Salaam vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$363
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
16
😀 Quality of life
59
23
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.19M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6675th and 6522nd ($799 vs $835) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6017th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$3507

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676