Dar es Salaam vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$315
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
55
88
🏙️ Population
4.72M
555K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6696th and 3786th ($720 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 426th 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 31st in Germany, while ranked 5965th and 190th 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
$1.95
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.3
🍏 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
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303