Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$423
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6399th and 80th ($811 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6871st and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$28838

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$525
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$541
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$500
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$1100
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$566
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$625
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$1150
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$522
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$872
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$483
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$1465
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$518
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$490
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$493
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$748
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$587
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$602
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$492
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$605
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$457
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$562
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$648
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$2887
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$2803
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$2873
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$2798
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$2735
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$2936
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$2902
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$2768
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$3061
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$2727
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$3105
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$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
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$3659
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$3014
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$2903
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$2788
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$2780
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$3033
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$3416
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$2750
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$3370
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$2735
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$2851
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$3086
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$3104
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$2824
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$2787
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$2750
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$2720
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$2775
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$2662
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