Berlin vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
3.68M
4.72M

The cost of living in Berlin is 180% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1759th and 6696th ($2013 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Tanzania, respectively. Check Germany vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 19th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$14488

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449