Dar es Salaam vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$315
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
55
91
🏙️ Population
4.72M
625K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6696th and 3960th ($720 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 5965th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$10639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204