Dar es Salaam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$315
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
62
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6696th and 7206th ($720 vs $649) 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 5965th and 3890th 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
$1.95
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760