Bucharest vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$525	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	45
😀 Quality of life	81	59
🏙️ Population	1.72M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4913th and 6675th ($1116 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 646th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dar es Salaam

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	Bucharest	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$17749

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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