Dar es Salaam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$353
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
4.72M
330K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 47% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6805th and 4220th ($722 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 5882nd and 469th 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
$2.56
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7504

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591