Dar es Salaam vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
4.72M
908K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 55% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6675th and 2835th ($799 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 6017th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Owerri

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Dar es Salaam Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1311

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652