Dar es Salaam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7084th and 1193rd ($735 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 0.1 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6319th and 84th 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
$3.04
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$20557

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$586
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$546
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$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831