Dar es Salaam vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$315
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
55
85
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.36M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6696th and 3308th ($720 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.1 months in Prague. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5965th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$11372

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$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002