Dar es Salaam vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$334
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
4.72M
452K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7084th and 11th ($735 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Switzerland, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6319th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zurich

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Dar es Salaam Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$26431

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117