Bucharest vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$562
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
84
55
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4877th and 7084th ($1148 vs $735) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 482nd and 6319th 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
$11.6
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$13482

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$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
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$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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