Dar es Salaam vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$357
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
19
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 27% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6912th and 5315th ($763 vs $1047) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6157th and 5283rd 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
$3.09
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$16706

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039