Dar es Salaam vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$357
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
45
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
423K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 14% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6912th and 6421st ($763 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6157th and 4908th 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
$3.09
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$5443

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206