Dar es Salaam vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$315
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6696th and 5167th ($720 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Russia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5965th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$10868

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517