Dar es Salaam vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$353
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
56
😀 Quality of life
55
58
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.42M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6805th and 6712th ($722 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Tanzania and Brazil, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 5882nd and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$10964

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610