Cologne vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$967
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$255
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
1.07M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cologne is 143% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 2484th and 6696th ($1752 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 12th and 5965th 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
$12.9
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$14488

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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