Dar es Salaam vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$315
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
587K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6696th and 3822nd ($720 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 452nd 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 1.9 months in Dortmund. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 5965th and 764th 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
$1.95
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13929

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357