Dar es Salaam vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$353
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
26
😀 Quality of life
55
13
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.12M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.5% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6805th and 6821st ($722 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Somalia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5882nd and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mogadishu

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Dar es Salaam Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$890

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799