Dar es Salaam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
55
91
🏙️ Population
4.72M
548K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6696th and 1798th ($720 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 57th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5965th and 110th 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
$1.95
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13845

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$706
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
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$536
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$571
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$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
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$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629