Chicago vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$103
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 288% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 358th and 7084th ($2851 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 0.1 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 18th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dar es Salaam

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$13482

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Dar es Salaam

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