Dar es Salaam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ 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 6805th and 72nd ($722 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.7 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 5882nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.95
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$28613

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
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$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
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$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
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$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
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$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
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$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754