Dar es Salaam vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$887
🏠 One person rent
$334
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$128
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.46M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 106% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 7084th and 9046th ($735 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Tanzania and Egypt, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6319th and 5867th 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
$3.04
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$2487

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$483
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$374
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$314
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$325
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$315
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$267
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$271
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$307
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$279
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$267
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$294
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$288
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$366
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$324
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$264
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$862
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$2038
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2145
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$429
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$2133
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1845
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$818
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1810
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$2060
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2305
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2014
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$375
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2354
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$334
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1149