Dar es Salaam vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
664K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6675th and 689th ($799 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6017th and 67th 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
$3.25
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$13809

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$609
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671