Dar es Salaam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$334
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7084th and 2370th ($735 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Tanzania and Canada, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6319th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Montreal

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Montreal are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$6432

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828