Dar es Salaam vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$353	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	26
😀 Quality of life	55	24
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.44M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6805th and 6597th ($722 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Tanzania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5882nd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Yaounde

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	Dar es Salaam	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$1615

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774