Dar es Salaam vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
626K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 65% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7084th and 1708th ($735 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Tanzania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6319th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Glasgow

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Dar es Salaam Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404