Amsterdam vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	921K	4.72M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 290% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 143rd and 6675th ($3118 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Tanzania, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 31st and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Dar es Salaam

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	Amsterdam	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$17749

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Dar es Salaam

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