Dar es Salaam vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	41	93
🏙️ Population	4.72M	664K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 66% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6399th and 1038th ($811 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tanzania and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6871st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Rotterdam

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	Dar es Salaam	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$10730

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514