Dar es Salaam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$363
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
4.72M
56.8K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 45% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6675th and 4118th ($799 vs $1453) 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 6017th and 705th 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
$3.25
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$8498

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769