Crete vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$647
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
623K
4.72M

The cost of living in Crete is 78% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4439th and 6912th ($1360 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Tanzania, respectively. Check Greece vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5413th and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Dar es Salaam

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Crete Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$15015

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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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