Dar es Salaam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$353
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.76M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6805th and 2002nd ($722 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5882nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$6957

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$736
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$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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610