Dar es Salaam vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
78
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
676K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 6805th and 2046th ($722 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Finland, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Finland 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 Helsinki. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 5882nd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$10871

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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
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$543
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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
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$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
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$1120