Cologne vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
97
55
🏙️ Population
1.08M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cologne is 156% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 2308th and 6805th ($1851 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 16th and 5882nd 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
$14
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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