Dar es Salaam vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Mumbai | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6696th and 6763rd ($720 vs $706) 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5965th and 4571st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
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| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
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| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
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| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 12 mi |  Navi Mumbai | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Thane | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Kalyan | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Vasai | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Pune | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Nashik | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Satara | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Navsari | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Surat | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Malegaon | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Sangli | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Solapur | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Vadodara | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Bijapur | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Belgaum | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Latur | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Panjim | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mormugao | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Nadiad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Rajkot | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Margao | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Godhra | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Porbandar | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Hubli | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Gulbarga | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Nanded | |
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