Chicago vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 269% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 483rd and 6805th ($2667 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 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 20th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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