Dar es Salaam vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$353
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
56
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
4.72M
458K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6805th and 3932nd ($722 vs $1447) 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 1.2 months in Tallinn. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 5882nd and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7079

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
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$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
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$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467