Dar es Salaam vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 55% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6675th and 2821st ($799 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6017th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dar es Salaam vs Prague infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Prague

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Prague are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$15329

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284