Dar es Salaam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6696th and 1216th ($720 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Paris. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5965th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$16502

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381