Dar es Salaam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$353
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
82
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.38M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6805th and 6204th ($722 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5882nd and 3645th 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
$2.56
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$6847

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525