Dar es Salaam vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.89M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 64% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6805th and 1809th ($722 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany 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 Hamburg City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5882nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hamburg City

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Dar es Salaam Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$23771

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$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
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388