Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$363
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$4549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 76% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6675th and 65th ($799 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6017th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$26874

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
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$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927