Dar es Salaam vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$315	$899
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1488
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$2841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	84
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	4.72M	553K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 59% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 6696th and 2513th ($720 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hanover ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 5965th and 80th 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	$1.95	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$5.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$30.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$14972

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380