Dar es Salaam vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$315
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
579K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6696th and 3666th ($720 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 5965th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457