Dar es Salaam vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$6095
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2891
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$5265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
4.72M
793K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 73% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 6696th and 483rd ($720 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 435th in Tanzania and the United States, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 5965th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hempstead

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Dar es Salaam Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$27752

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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

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2612
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2670
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2474
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2151
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3028
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2529
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4044
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2800
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3047
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2722
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2612
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2739
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2734
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$2821
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2691
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2743
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2303
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3455
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2321
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2638
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2858
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2737
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2756
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2653
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3241