Athens vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$675
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
643K
4.72M

The cost of living in Athens is 89% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4177th and 6805th ($1366 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 658th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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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