Dar es Salaam vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2572
🏠 One person rent
$380
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$85.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
19
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6743rd and 5678th ($782 vs $1024) 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 0.5 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5818th and 6364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$58.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$132
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.59%
24.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1354
$10290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.73
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$92.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$250
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18929
$15035

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$568
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$533
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$467
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$537
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$580
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$503
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$541
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$519
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$594
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$418
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$794
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$611
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1224
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1502
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$528
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$559
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$501
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1222
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$568
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$602
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1142
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$540
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$877
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$537
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1647
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$520
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$513
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$909
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$597
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$494
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$561
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$686
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$553
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$689
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$877
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$798
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$822
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$848
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$649
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$672
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$815
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$586
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$581
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$537
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$534
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$536
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1107
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$597
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$880
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$535
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$641
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$941
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$786
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$658
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$979
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$709
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$794
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$845
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1006
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$831
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1006
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1256
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1004
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$785
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$853
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1007
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$662
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$902
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$496
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1132
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1422
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$737
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$994