Dar es Salaam vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$353
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6805th and 8647th ($722 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2 months in Delhi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5882nd and 4744th 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
$2.56
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1972

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$548
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$543
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$745
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$433
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$571
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$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
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$534
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$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
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$1549
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$526
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$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
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$509
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$445
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$391
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$533
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$383
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$275
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$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
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$328
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$288
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$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
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$292
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$284
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$325
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$252
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$360
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$371
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$375
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$299
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$358
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$397
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$371
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$395
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$286
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$430
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$339
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$379
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$396
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$378
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$299
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$373
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$268
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$329
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$500
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$368
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$393
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$406
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$310
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