Birmingham vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.72M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 168% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6675th ($2137 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Tanzania, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 48th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$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
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687