Dar es Salaam vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$363
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
83
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 95% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 6675th and 8955th ($799 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.3 months in Giza. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 6017th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$2777

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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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021