Dar es Salaam vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$423
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
41
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 59% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6399th and 8558th ($811 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6871st and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Delhi

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Dar es Salaam Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$1949

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Dar es SalaamDelhi

Cost of living

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$490
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$265
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$321
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$283
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$307
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$289
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$292
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$283
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$353
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$372
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$288
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$365
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$369
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$272
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$441
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$328
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$370
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$384
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$358
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$279
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