Dar es Salaam vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$363
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
25
😀 Quality of life
59
39
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6675th and 7283rd ($799 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6017th and 7830th 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
$3.25
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778