Dar es Salaam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$315
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
608K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 57% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6696th and 2703rd ($720 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Tanzania and Sweden, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sweden 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 Gothenburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5965th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Gothenburg

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Dar es Salaam Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.75
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$19.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$3122

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$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
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261