Boston vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$255
😷 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 365% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 35th and 6696th ($3345 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 83rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$14488

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449