Dar es Salaam vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$357
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$322
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
47
😀 Quality of life
58
56
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6912th and 6652nd ($763 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6157th and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tashkent

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Dar es Salaam Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$10127

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866