Dar es Salaam vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4280
🏠 One person rent
$363
$756
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1311
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
4.72M
877K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 54% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 6675th and 2991st ($799 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Tanzania and France, respectively. Check Tanzania vs France 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 Marseille. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 6017th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Marseille

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Dar es Salaam Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$10222

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620