Chisinau vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$482
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
639K
4.72M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 21% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6200th and 6805th ($876 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Moldova and Tanzania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5629th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Dar es Salaam

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Chisinau Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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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