Dar es Salaam vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$357
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
687K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 62% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 6912th and 2068th ($763 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Finland, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6157th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Helsinki

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Dar es Salaam Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$15326

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$588
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232