Chisinau vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$535
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
567K
4.72M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 32% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5780th and 7084th ($969 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Tanzania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5599th and 6319th 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
$8.77
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$13482

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37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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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