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Dar Es Salaam vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 65.0% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 56.9% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 57.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 82.0% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 64.4% less in Dar Es Salaam

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dar Es Salaam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dar Es Salaam.

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Dar Es Salaam vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dar Es Salaam instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 81.3% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$1.90 TZS5,011.76	-88.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$7.59 TZS20,047.04	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$0.36 TZS947.68	-89.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$0.21 TZS561.32	-93.1%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 56.9% less for groceries

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$0.59 TZS1,553.65	-75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$4.61 TZS12,171.42	-46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$3.18 TZS8,389.66	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.00	$2.00 TZS5,272.37	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.86	$2.18 TZS5,759.02	-59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.14 TZS3,012.12	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.50 TZS1,313.46	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.48 TZS1,266.55	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.40 TZS1,051.40	-76.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.42 TZS1,111.39	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.46 TZS1,212.43	-53.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.74	$5.28 TZS13,954.91	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.99	$14.80 TZS39,091.74	-79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,389.37	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.04	$13.80 TZS36,460.56	-54.4%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.03	$34.11 TZS90,086.40	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.55	$562.03 TZS1M	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.81	$195.50 TZS516K	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.48	$43.53 TZS115K	-85.2%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 82.0% more for childcare

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.98	$568.94 TZS2M	+293.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,155.29	$13,328.59 TZS35M	-15.9%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$0.97 TZS2,573.54	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$1.96 TZS5,186.79	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.40	$2.09 TZS5,512.94	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.77	$85.39 TZS226K	+113.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.00	$5.12 TZS13,531.75	-67.3%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 64.4% less for clothing

	Berlin	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.22	$15.56 TZS41,096.44	-83.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.99	$25.93 TZS68,494.07	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.39	$44.59 TZS118K	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.05	$59.14 TZS156K	-58.1%
Average			-64.4%

Berlin vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of clothing

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