Dar es Salaam vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$4628
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1010
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1803
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$3251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	84
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 62% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6696th and 2013th ($720 vs $1909) 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 5965th and 43rd 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	$1.95	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$28533

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1501
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1484
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1467
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1467
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1509
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1506
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1464
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1527
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1504
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1453
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1457
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1495
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1528
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1550
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1422
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1593
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1395
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1547
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1486
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1504
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1488
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1496
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1329
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1381
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1464
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1460
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1494
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1415
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1519
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1716
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1502
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1426
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1366
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1338
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1442
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1432
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1274