Dar es Salaam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$363
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
4.72M
767K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 44% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6675th and 4147th ($799 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Tanzania and Croatia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6017th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$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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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890