Bangalore vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1260
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$221
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$311
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
45
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
12.3M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 34% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8500th and 6675th ($524 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Tanzania, respectively. Check India vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5281st and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.26
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.48
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$17749

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$295
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$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
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$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
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$687
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$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687