Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$357
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$4258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
58
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6912th and 72nd ($763 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 0.3 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 6157th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$28004

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$551
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$523
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$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
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$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
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$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
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$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974