Dar es Salaam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$357
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
39
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
767K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6912th and 4105th ($763 vs $1485) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6157th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zagreb

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Dar es Salaam Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$12339

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961