Dar es Salaam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6912th and 916th ($763 vs $2480) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6157th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Paris

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Dar es Salaam Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$17184

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$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544