Dar es Salaam vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Oslo | |
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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 69% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6805th and 1029th ($722 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Norway, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Norway comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5882nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Oslo
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| Dar es Salaam | Oslo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 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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Cities near Oslo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.7 mi |  Baerum | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Lillestrom | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Asker | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Jessheim | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Drammen | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Moss | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Horten | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Kongsberg | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Tonsberg | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Sarpsborg | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Fredrikstad | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Sandefjord | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Halden | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Hamar | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Skien | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Larvik | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Porsgrunn | |
| 106 km or 66 mi |  Arvika | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Gjovik | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Lillehammer | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Karlstad | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Uddevalla | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Vanersborg | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Arendal | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Trollhattan | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Mariestad | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mora | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Skovde | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Ludvika | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Kristiansand | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Gothenburg | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Orebro | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Molndal | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Borlange | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Boras | |
| 276 km or 171 mi |  Frederikshavn | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Falun | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Sandnes | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Stavanger | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Bergen |