Dar es Salaam vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Luanda | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 31% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6696th and 5041st ($720 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Angola, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Angola comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5965th and 5869th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Luanda
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| Dar es Salaam | Luanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Morogoro | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
Cities near Luanda
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 111 km or 69 mi |  Ambriz | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | N'zeto | |
| 333 km or 207 mi |  Boma | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Matadi | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Cabinda | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Lobito | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Benguela | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Mbanza-Ngungu | |
| 475 km or 295 mi |  Pointe-Noire | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Huambo | |
| 519 km or 323 mi | Kayes | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Madingou | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Kinkala | |
| 551 km or 343 mi | Kinshasa | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Brazzaville | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Kikwit | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Gamboma | |
| 801 km or 497 mi | Luena | |
| 876 km or 544 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 994 km or 618 mi |  Oshikango | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi |  Port-Gentil | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi | Kananga | |
| 1108 km or 689 mi | Libreville | |
| 1137 km or 707 mi | Mbandaka | |
| 1143 km or 710 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 1182 km or 734 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 1205 km or 749 mi | Gandajika | |
| 1248 km or 776 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 1250 km or 776 mi |  Bata | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Trindade | |
| 1254 km or 779 mi | Tsumeb | |
| 1344 km or 835 mi | Otjiwarongo | |
| 1356 km or 843 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 1425 km or 885 mi |  Yaounde | |
| 1429 km or 888 mi | Omaruru | |
| 1484 km or 922 mi |  Berberati | |
| 1485 km or 923 mi | Malabo | |
| 1486 km or 923 mi | Douala | |
| 1497 km or 930 mi | Limbe | |
| 1498 km or 931 mi | Likasi |