Dar es Salaam vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$334
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$5389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.8M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7084th and 4th ($735 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6319th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs New York City

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Dar es Salaam New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$21713

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$586
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192