Dar es Salaam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$357
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
587K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 51% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6912th and 3860th ($763 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6157th and 17th 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
$3.09
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587