Dar es Salaam vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$4614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
776K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6675th and 1510th ($799 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6017th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769