Boston vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
676K
4.72M

The cost of living in Boston is 380% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 32nd and 6805th ($3467 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in the United States and Tanzania, respectively. Check the United States vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 89th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$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