Dar es Salaam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$353
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
62
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.8% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6805th and 6834th ($722 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Belarus, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5882nd and 3775th 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
$2.56
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795