Dar es Salaam vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$985
🏠 One person rent
$357
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.46M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 94% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 6912th and 8986th ($763 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Tanzania and Egypt, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 6157th and 5926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Giza

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Dar es Salaam Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$2866

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$506
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$402
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$343
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$351
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$340
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$294
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$297
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$335
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$300
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$282
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$323
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$319
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$400
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$356
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$283
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$776
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1936
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2022
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$479
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1993
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1761
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$800
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1700
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1962
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2145
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2002
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$415
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2172
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$354
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1062