Dar es Salaam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$357
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
59
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6912th and 6618th ($763 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Belarus, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6157th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Minsk

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Dar es Salaam Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882