Dar es Salaam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$315
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.76M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6696th and 2281st ($720 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th in Tanzania and Canada, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5965th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$7624

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576