Alexandria vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
44
😀 Quality of life
48
55
🏙️ Population
4.87M
4.72M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 9207th and 6805th ($310 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Egypt and Tanzania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6328th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dar es Salaam

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Alexandria Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$8603

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$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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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