Dar es Salaam vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$363
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
4.72M
566K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6675th and 3768th ($799 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd 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 Dresden. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 6017th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Dresden

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Dar es Salaam Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$14681

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563