Dar es Salaam vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$6288
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1727
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$5400
😷 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 6805th and 440th ($722 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 384th 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 139th in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 543rd 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
$2.56
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.04
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$21852

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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

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2751
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2982
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2117
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3108
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2510
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4051
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3659
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2834
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3050
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2759
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2165
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2634
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2732
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3280
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2611
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2857
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2459
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3498
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2701
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2888
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2641
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2586
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2755
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2590
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3168