Dar es Salaam vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$423	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	4.72M	592K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6399th and 3759th ($811 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Tanzania and Spain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Spain 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 Malaga. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6871st and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Malaga

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	Dar es Salaam	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$9532

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449