Dar es Salaam vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	44	18
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	4.72M	932K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 57% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6696th and 2824th ($720 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Tanzania and Spain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 5965th and 5100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tenerife

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	Dar es Salaam	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$6126

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328