Dar es Salaam vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$334
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
59
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
4.72M
595K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 41% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7084th and 4631st ($735 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Latvia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6319th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Riga

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Dar es Salaam Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$18197

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391