Dar es Salaam vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$353
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 31% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6805th and 5350th ($722 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5882nd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7369

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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
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$543
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$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
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$712
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$876
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$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668