Dar es Salaam vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$423	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	48
😀 Quality of life	41	31
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.81M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6399th and 5997th ($811 vs $908) 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 0.4 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 6871st and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Omdurman

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	Dar es Salaam	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482