Brussels vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$103
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
196K
4.72M

The cost of living in Brussels is 176% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1939th and 7084th ($2030 vs $735) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 121st and 6319th 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
$21.2
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$13482

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Dar es Salaam

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