Bucharest vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$496
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
44
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 43% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5404th and 6805th ($1036 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Romania and Tanzania, respectively. Check Romania vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 642nd and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$8603

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$900
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$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
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$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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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