Dar es Salaam vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$4506
🏠 One person rent
$334
$908
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1559
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 7084th and 2689th ($735 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 6319th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hanover

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Dar es Salaam Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$21676

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1664
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1655
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1631
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1661
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1661
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1655
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1648
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1558
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1547
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1614
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1487
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1596
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1547
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1538
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1508
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1520
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1549
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1529
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1567
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1563
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1585
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1430
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1420
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1596
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1565
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1567
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1571