Dar es Salaam vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
55
96
🏙️ Population
4.72M
626K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 64% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6805th and 1833rd ($722 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5882nd and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$12979

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
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$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
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$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
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$493
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$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
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$509
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
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$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
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$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
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$1989
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$1847
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$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
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$1459
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$1602
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$1571
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$1640
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$1491
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$1783
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$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364