Dar es Salaam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$353
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
767K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6805th and 4447th ($722 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5882nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780