Dar es Salaam vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$315
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.86M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 51% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6696th and 3564th ($720 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Poland, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5965th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Warsaw

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Dar es Salaam Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$11854

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$706
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
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$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
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$385