Dar es Salaam vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$357
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
13.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 52% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6912th and 3728th ($763 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Russia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6157th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Moscow

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Dar es Salaam Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$17546

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791