Chicago vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
97
59
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 250% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 394th and 6675th ($2799 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 16th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687