Dar es Salaam vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$353
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
4.72M
593K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6805th and 3604th ($722 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 376th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 5882nd and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Dortmund

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Dar es Salaam Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$12215

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452