Chennai vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$151
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
66
58
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.72M

The cost of living in Chennai is 44% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6912th ($430 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Tanzania, respectively. Check India vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5162nd and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dar es Salaam

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Chennai Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$15015

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$322
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$236
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$327
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$533
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$306
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$334
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$367
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$359
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$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
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$285
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$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
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$282
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$588
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$551
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$408
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$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
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$693
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$563
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$691
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$691