Dar es Salaam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 66% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6805th and 1500th ($722 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5882nd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$17390

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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
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$543
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$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
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$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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$1936
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$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
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$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
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$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761