Dar es Salaam vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
759K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 62% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6696th and 2040th ($720 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5965th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$14318

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$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574