Dar es Salaam vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$4507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.51M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6912th and 889th ($763 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6157th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Munich

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Dar es Salaam Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$16629

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$588
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$551
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$408
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748