Dar es Salaam vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$357
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
19
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
151K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6912th and 5191st ($763 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Tanzania and Montenegro, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6157th and 4840th 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
$3.09
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$8022

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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
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571