Dar es Salaam vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$334
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2494
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
55
85
🏙️ Population
4.72M
886K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 58% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7084th and 2979th ($735 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Tanzania and France, respectively. Check Tanzania vs France 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 Marseille. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 6319th and 453rd 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
$3.04
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$10478

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$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
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613