Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$7800
🏠 One person rent
$334
$2177
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$3742
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$761
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$4482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7084th and 62nd ($735 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6319th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$23685

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$586
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$546
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$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$611
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$495
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$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$3020
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2826
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3066
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3369
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2766
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2922
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3179
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3139
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2909
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2849
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2793
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3076
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2858
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3243
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3020
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2694
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3654
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2835
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$3000