Dar es Salaam vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$357
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
10
😀 Quality of life
58
22
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 36% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6912th and 4788th ($763 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Niger, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Niger 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 Niamey. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6157th and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Niamey

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Dar es Salaam Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$5601

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796