Berlin vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$103
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
3.78M
4.72M

The cost of living in Berlin is 222% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1150th and 7084th ($2371 vs $735) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 45th and 6319th 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
$16.2
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$13482

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15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688