Cologne vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cologne is 161% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 2067th and 6912th ($1990 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Tanzania, respectively. Check Germany vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 15th and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dar es Salaam

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Cologne Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$15015

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$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
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691