Dar es Salaam vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$357
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6912th and 7076th ($763 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6157th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mumbai

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Dar es Salaam Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$4412

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$523
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$602
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$419
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$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
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$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
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$691
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$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$504
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$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
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$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
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$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
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$366
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$324
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$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
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$254
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$401
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$321
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$286
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$378
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$355
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$297
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$301
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