Athens vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$710
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$288
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
45
😀 Quality of life
82
59
🏙️ Population
643K
4.72M

The cost of living in Athens is 80% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4155th and 6675th ($1436 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Tanzania, respectively. Check Greece vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 611th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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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