Dar es Salaam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$423
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.8M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 56% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6399th and 2225th ($811 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 6871st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Montreal

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$5725

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$760
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$461
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$589
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$1105
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$1506
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$525
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$541
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$500
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$1100
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$566
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$625
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$1150
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$522
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$872
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$483
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$1465
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$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
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$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
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$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
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$648
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$558
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$1790
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$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
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$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
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$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
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$1769
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$1651
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$1830
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$1690
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$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
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$1562
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$1894
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$1433
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$1106
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