Dar es Salaam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$357
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
5
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
4.72M
115K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 85% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6912th and 8957th ($763 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Bhutan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6157th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Thimphu

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Dar es Salaam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$633

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285