Dar es Salaam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6675th and 843rd ($799 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and France, respectively. Check Tanzania vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6017th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$15084

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488