Dar es Salaam vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$842
🏠 One person rent
$423
$90.3
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$183
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
83
😀 Quality of life
41
56
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 155% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 6399th and 9160th ($811 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6871st and 5740th 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
$2.93
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$1943

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$552
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$523
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$486
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$545
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$580
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$502
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$638
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$408
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$522
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$872
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$483
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$648
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$558
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$648
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$650

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$417
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$335
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$300
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$307
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$325
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$288
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$319
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$301
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$272
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$268
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$298
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$276
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$316
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$339
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$290
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$640
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1684
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1742
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$381
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1732
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1511
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$809
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1471
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1686
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1837
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1716
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$360
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1884
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$342
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$813