Dar es Salaam vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$353
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
527K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6805th and 6502nd ($722 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs North Macedonia 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 Skopje. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5882nd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Skopje

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Dar es Salaam Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191