Dar es Salaam vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2319
🏠 One person rent	$315	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$194
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	11
😀 Quality of life	55	17
🏙️ Population	4.72M	422K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6696th and 6019th ($720 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Tanzania and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5965th and 9074th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Yamoussoukro

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	Dar es Salaam	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	10.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$8.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$3027

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$923
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$897
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$888
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$892
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$916
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1114
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$976
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$469
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$459
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$972
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$416
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$468
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$479
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$497
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$443
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$472
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$977
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$582
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$675
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$512
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$975
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$446
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$501
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$353
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$482
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$616
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$677
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$689
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$680
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$664
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$678
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$617
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$518
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$616