Dar es Salaam vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$6130
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1711
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$2905
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$4990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
793K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 70% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 6399th and 556th ($811 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 509th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6871st and 636th 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
$2.93
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$161
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$27808

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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

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2644
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2732
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2737
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2221
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2974
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2123
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3111
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2534
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4441
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3639
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2821
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3004
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2753
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2792
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2703
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2725
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3271
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2701
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2886
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2477
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3494
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2338
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2756
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2913
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2715
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2674
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2804
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2664
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3302