Dar es Salaam vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$357
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.81M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6912th and 6562nd ($763 vs $848) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Tanzania and Sudan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 6157th and 8388th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Omdurman

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Omdurman are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
29.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$6.88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$3.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$83.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1622

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Omdurman

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$832
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$819
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1104
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$800
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$858
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$804
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$931
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$1017
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$498
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$964
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$498
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$510
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$531
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$863
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$497
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$810
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$905
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$919
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$1022
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$369
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1209
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1107
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$775
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$521
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$522
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$893
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$795
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$902
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$385
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$996
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$448
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$906
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$491
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$572
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$528
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$415
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$491