Dar es Salaam vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
88
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
488K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 65% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6696th and 1692nd ($720 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in Tanzania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5965th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$14724

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$536
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$571
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$524
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$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
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$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
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$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
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$449

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
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$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
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$1411
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$1568
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$1305
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$1532
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$1719
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$1666