Dar es Salaam vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$3962
🏠 One person rent
$363
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3010
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
59
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
620K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6675th and 3162nd ($799 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th 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 15th in Germany, while ranked 6017th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$10887

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401