Dar es Salaam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$423	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	70
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	4.72M	330K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6399th and 4211th ($811 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tanzania and Cyprus, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6871st and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Nicosia

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	Dar es Salaam	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647