Dar es Salaam vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6805th and 1258th ($722 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$22908

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
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$571
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$1091
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$1500
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$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
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$493
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$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
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$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
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$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
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$509
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$2080
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$2093
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$2035
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$2084
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$1983
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$2151
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$1798
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$1844
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$2063
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$2129
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$1653
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$1890
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$2231
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$2004
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$1960
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$1468
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$2473
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$2145
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$2194
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$2226
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