Dar es Salaam vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$363
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6675th and 6th ($799 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6017th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs San Jose, United States

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Dar es Salaam San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254