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
$722
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.8M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6805th and 5th ($722 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 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 5882nd and 13th 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
$2.56
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$20585

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$736
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$675
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$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108