Dar es Salaam vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
88
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
488K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6805th and 1263rd ($722 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5882nd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Edinburgh

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Dar es Salaam Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$23136

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
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$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
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$534
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$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
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$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
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$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
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$509
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
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$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
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$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
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$1688
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$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
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$1602
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$1640
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$1830
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$1424
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$1459
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$1364
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$1467
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$1528
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$1783
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$1467
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$1763
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