Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$334
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
55
59
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.55M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7084th and 6736th ($735 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Kenya, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6319th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

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Dar es Salaam Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795