Chicago vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$323
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 230% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 529th and 6399th ($2678 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st 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 Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 23rd and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$19371

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$552
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$523
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$486
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$545
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$580
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$502
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$638
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$408
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$522
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$872
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$483
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$648
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$558
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$648
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$650