Dar es Salaam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$334
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
59
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7084th and 6121st ($735 vs $924) 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 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6319th and 4446th 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
$3.04
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$14758

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853