Dar es Salaam vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$353
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
55
58
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 77% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6805th and 8957th ($722 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 5882nd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kolkata

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Dar es Salaam Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1751

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311