Dar es Salaam vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4090
🏠 One person rent
$363
$762
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3427
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
595K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 51% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6675th and 3401st ($799 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 304th 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 2.1 months in Dortmund. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 6017th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$29016

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569