Dar es Salaam vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$353
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2807
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
616K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6805th and 3925th ($722 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 535th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 5882nd and 80th 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
$2.56
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$10026

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$736
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261