Brussels vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
196K
4.72M

The cost of living in Brussels is 171% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1988th and 6805th ($1958 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 173rd and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$8603

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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