Dar es Salaam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
58
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6912th and 1156th ($763 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Tanzania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6157th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Manchester

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$21096

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$588
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$551
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$523
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$602
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$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862