Dar es Salaam vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$353
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
55
21
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.16M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6805th and 6990th ($722 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Tanzania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5882nd and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Naypyidaw

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Dar es Salaam Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$8095

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$736
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$675
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$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$617
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$613
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$655
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$783
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$588
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$742
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$919
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$593
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$612
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$792
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$513
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$564
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$312
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$599
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$559
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$461
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$626
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$391
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$623
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$594
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$625
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$380
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$295
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1168
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$296
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$301
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$271
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$428
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$555
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$339
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$598
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$390
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$664
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$608