Dar es Salaam vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
41
😀 Quality of life
55
11
🏙️ Population
4.72M
908K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 57% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6805th and 2936th ($722 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Owerri. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 5882nd and 9173rd 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
$2.56
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1444

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$736
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621