Dar es Salaam vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
55
98
🏙️ Population
4.72M
447K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6805th and 41st ($722 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Tanzania and Switzerland, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2 months in Zurich. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5882nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$20539

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$736
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843