Dar es Salaam vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
44
79
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
709K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 67% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6696th and 1293rd ($720 vs $2197) 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 5965th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8301

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$706
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$493
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$581
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$452
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$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$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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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991