Chennai vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2111
🏠 One person rent	$161	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	44
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	10.3M	4.72M

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6696th ($434 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in India and Tanzania, respectively. Check India vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 3676th and 5965th 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	$2.09	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$14488

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449