Dar es Salaam vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$334
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
48
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
389K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7084th and 4610th ($735 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Albania, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6319th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tirana

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Dar es Salaam Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$7688

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030