Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$315
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6696th and 72nd ($720 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 60th 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 Los Angeles. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5965th and 34th 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
$1.95
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$8.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$31623

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$762
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$706
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$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862