Dar es Salaam vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$4490
🏠 One person rent
$357
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 57% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 6912th and 2887th ($763 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 14th in Germany, while ranked 6157th and 89th 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
$3.09
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$25389

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1643
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1649
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1612
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1636
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1638
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1631
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1582
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1529
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1608
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1562
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1593
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1540
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1579
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1569
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1566
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1532
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1535
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1573
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1544
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1613
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1589
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1583
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1580
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1608
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1570
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1453
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1640
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1584
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1583
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1592