Amsterdam vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
921K
4.72M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 296% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 252nd and 6805th ($2859 vs $722) 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 25th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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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