Dar es Salaam vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$357
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
58
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6912th and 8668th ($763 vs $507) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 6157th and 5790th 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
$3.09
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1751

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$604
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$553
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$523
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$602
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$419
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
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$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
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$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
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$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
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$391
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$326
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$340
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$432
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$364
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$315
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$331