Dar es Salaam vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$357
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
4.72M
56.8K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6912th and 4107th ($763 vs $1485) 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 0.3 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 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6157th and 563rd 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
$3.09
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$9656

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$588
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$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
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911