Dar es Salaam vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$892
🏠 One person rent
$357
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 109% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6912th and 9043rd ($763 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 11th in India, while ranked 6157th and 5562nd 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
$3.09
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1886

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300