Berlin vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
3.78M
4.72M

The cost of living in Berlin is 202% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1275th and 6912th ($2302 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Tanzania, respectively. Check Germany vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 35th and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dar es Salaam

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Berlin Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$15015

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691