Dar es Salaam vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$353
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
585K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6805th and 3595th ($722 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st 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 Essen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5882nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$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
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431