Birmingham vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.72M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 183% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1731st and 6805th ($2046 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 32nd and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509