Dar es Salaam vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
59
85
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.86M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6675th and 2069th ($799 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Warsaw. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6017th and 444th 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
$3.25
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$15871

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$596
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$526
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$548
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$533
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$612
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$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
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$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
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$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
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$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
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$349