Dar es Salaam vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$315
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
18
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
4.72M
151K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6696th and 5703rd ($720 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Tanzania and Montenegro, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5965th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Podgorica

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Dar es Salaam Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048