Dar es Salaam vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$353
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
82
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
4.72M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.9% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6805th and 6838th ($722 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5882nd and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$2724

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$433
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$571
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$1091
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$1500
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$534
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$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
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$1549
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$526
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$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
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$581
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$515
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$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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$480
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$484
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$368
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$396
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$288
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$519
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$346
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$312
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$284
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$785
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$394
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$406
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$332
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$310
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$321
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$297
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$294
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$357
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$406
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$348
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$491
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$409
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$402
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$488
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$399
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$326
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$429
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$391
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$344
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$471
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$357
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$254
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$424
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$335
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$304
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