Dar es Salaam vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$353
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
4.72M
418K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 33% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6805th and 5025th ($722 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Albania, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5882nd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$5212

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050