Dar es Salaam vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$353
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
36
😀 Quality of life
55
12
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.48M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6805th and 5406th ($722 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5882nd and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Onitsha

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Dar es Salaam Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655