Budapest vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$589	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$274
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	44
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	1.69M	4.72M

The cost of living in Budapest is 64% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6805th ($1185 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Tanzania, respectively. Check Hungary vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 551st and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dar es Salaam

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	Budapest	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$8603

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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