Dar es Salaam vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$357
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1925
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
59
😀 Quality of life
58
84
🏙️ Population
4.72M
581K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6912th and 4193rd ($763 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Lithuania, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6157th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Vilnius

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Dar es Salaam Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569