Dar es Salaam vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
46
86
😀 Quality of life
58
91
🏙️ Population
4.72M
518K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6912th and 2232nd ($763 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 144th in Tanzania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6157th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sheffield

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Dar es Salaam Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$24899

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$588
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$551
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$523
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$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871