Brussels vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	196K	4.72M

The cost of living in Brussels is 154% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1913th and 6675th ($2028 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Tanzania, respectively. Check Belgium vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 165th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dar es Salaam

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	Brussels	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$17749

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Dar es Salaam

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