Amsterdam vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$255
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
921K
4.72M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 254% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 612th and 6696th ($2545 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 37th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$14488

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

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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