Cologne vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cologne is 146% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 2104th and 6675th ($1968 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Tanzania, respectively. Check Germany vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 6017th 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
$15.4
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687