Dar es Salaam vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$363
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
81
😀 Quality of life
59
100
🏙️ Population
4.72M
449K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6675th and 23rd ($799 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6017th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$22875

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041