Dar es Salaam vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4329
🏠 One person rent
$353
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
545K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 6805th and 2395th ($722 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 17th in Germany, while ranked 5882nd and 83rd 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
$2.56
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$15505

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487