Dar es Salaam vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Tirana | |
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| 🚶 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 39% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6912th and 4667th ($763 vs $1256) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 3290th 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 | ||
| 🥂 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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|---|---|---|
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| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
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| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi |  Kamez | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Durres | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Elbasan | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Berat | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Fier | |
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Ulcinj | |
| 85 km or 53 mi |  Ohrid | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Shkoder | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Vlore | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bar | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Korce | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Tetovo | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Bitola | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Podgorica | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Budva | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Cetinje | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Plav | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prilep | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Kotor | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Skopje | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Sarande | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Veles | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Berane | |
| 175 km or 109 mi |  Brindisi | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Lecce | |
| 181 km or 112 mi |  Ptolemaida | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Kumanovo | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mojkovac | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Kavadarci | |
| 186 km or 115 mi |  Pristina | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Corfu | |
| 192 km or 119 mi |  Cavtat | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Ostuni | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Kozani | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Stip | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Dubrovnik | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Ioannina | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Veria |