Dar es Salaam vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Praia | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7084th and 5666th ($735 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cape Verde comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6319th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Praia
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| Dar es Salaam | Praia | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
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| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Assomada | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Mindelo | |
| 651 km or 404 mi |  Dakar | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Rufisque | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Thies | |
| 760 km or 472 mi |  Lamin | |
| 761 km or 473 mi | Saint-Louis | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Brikama | |
| 765 km or 475 mi | Banjul | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Fatick | |
| 786 km or 488 mi | Louga | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Kaolack | |
| 824 km or 512 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 843 km or 524 mi |  Rosso | |
| 877 km or 545 mi | Nouakchott | |
| 921 km or 572 mi |  Bissau | |
| 952 km or 591 mi | Kolda | |
| 1004 km or 624 mi | Bafata | |
| 1156 km or 718 mi |  Boffa | |
| 1222 km or 760 mi | Conakry | |
| 1263 km or 785 mi | Forecariah | |
| 1327 km or 825 mi |  Freetown | |
| 1338 km or 831 mi | Mamou | |
| 1497 km or 930 mi | Bo | |
| 1554 km or 965 mi | Kenema | |
| 1618 km or 1005 mi | Gueckedou | |
| 1621 km or 1007 mi | Kankan | |
| 1646 km or 1023 mi |  Tenerife | |
| 1660 km or 1031 mi | La Orotava | |
| 1662 km or 1033 mi | Santa Lucia de Tirajana | |
| 1663 km or 1034 mi | Puerto de la Cruz | |
| 1680 km or 1044 mi | San Cristobal de La Laguna | |
| 1682 km or 1045 mi | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
| 1685 km or 1047 mi |  Monrovia | |
| 1688 km or 1049 mi | Las Palmas | |
| 1694 km or 1053 mi |  Bamako | |
| 1712 km or 1064 mi | Kakata | |
| 1729 km or 1074 mi |  Laayoune | |
| 1735 km or 1078 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 1737 km or 1079 mi | Banamba |