Dar es Salaam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6675th and 1330th ($799 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6017th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$20873

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$609
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$567
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$552
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$596
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$526
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$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804