Dar es Salaam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$315	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	4.72M	5.38M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6696th and 6353rd ($720 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Tanzania and Russia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5965th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dar es Salaam	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$6504

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438