Dar es Salaam vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$357
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
620K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 54% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6912th and 3436th ($763 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6157th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Leipzig

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$12468

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479