Dar es Salaam vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$4714
🏠 One person rent
$334
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1705
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3225
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
694K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7084th and 2107th ($735 vs $1970) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 47th 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
$3.04
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$9.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$13162

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220