Dar es Salaam vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
41
😀 Quality of life
55
24
🏙️ Population
4.72M
908K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 46% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7084th and 4388th ($735 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 6319th and 8997th 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
$3.04
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1701

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517