Dar es Salaam vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$5339
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1290
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2248
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$4308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
88
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
776K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 67% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7084th and 1384th ($735 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 6319th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Frankfurt

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$21222

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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
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778