Dar es Salaam vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$4186
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
773K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 66% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6805th and 1589th ($722 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5882nd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$15030

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716