Dar es Salaam vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
626K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 62% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6696th and 2103rd ($720 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 99th 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5965th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$12197

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$706
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
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$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251