Dar es Salaam vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6696th and 1315th ($720 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 9th in Germany, while ranked 5965th and 48th 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
$1.95
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$18334

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$493
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$581
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$452
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$536
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$571
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$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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$1803
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$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
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$1576
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$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599