Dar es Salaam vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$353
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
4.72M
586K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 52% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6805th and 3616th ($722 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 18th in Spain, while ranked 5882nd and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$14939

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429