Dar es Salaam vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$315
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 80% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6696th and 8958th ($720 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5965th and 5392nd 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
$1.95
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318