Chennai vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$159
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.72M

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8907th and 6805th ($433 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 4094th and 5882nd 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
$1.8
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$8603

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
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$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
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$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