Dar es Salaam vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$334
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
19
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7084th and 6128th ($735 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Angola, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6319th and 6933rd 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
$3.04
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$14053

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$791
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029