Dar es Salaam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$334
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
587K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 52% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7084th and 3925th ($735 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6319th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Essen

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Dar es Salaam Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538