Dar es Salaam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$357
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.8M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6912th and 2284th ($763 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Tanzania and Canada, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6157th and 11th 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
$3.09
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805