Budapest vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$810
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$103
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
81
55
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.72M

The cost of living in Budapest is 115% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 3675th and 7084th ($1580 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Tanzania, respectively. Check Hungary vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 646th and 6319th 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
$13.9
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$13482

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Dar es Salaam

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