Dar es Salaam vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$846
🏠 One person rent
$353
$86.6
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
83
😀 Quality of life
55
56
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 123% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 6805th and 9177th ($722 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Tanzania and Egypt, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5882nd and 5699th 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
$2.56
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1758

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$424
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$345
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$335
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$327
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$339
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$315
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$334
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$306
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$310
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$303
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$308
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$291
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$282
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$310
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$357
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$306
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$609
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1607
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1713
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$393
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1727
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1671
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$694
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1372
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1632
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1775
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1657
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$350
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1815
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$278
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$847