Dar es Salaam vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Tallinn | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 46% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6696th and 4073rd ($720 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Estonia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Estonia 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 Tallinn. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 5965th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tallinn
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| Dar es Salaam | Tallinn | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
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| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 9.9 mi |  Maardu | |
| 78 km or 48 mi |  Kirkkonummi | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Helsinki | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Espoo | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rakvere | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Raseborg | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Vantaa | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Lohja | |
| 109 km or 67 mi | Tuusula | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Kerava | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 117 km or 72 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Parnu | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Porvoo | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Viljandi | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Salo | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 163 km or 102 mi | Tartu | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Kotka | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Kaarina | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Sillamae | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Turku | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Lahti | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Raisio | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Kouvola | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Narva | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 215 km or 133 mi |  Valmiera | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Sastamala | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Tampere | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Nokia | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Ylojarvi | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Rauma | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Jamsa |