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
$722
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
55
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 6805th and 13th ($722 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 57th 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
$2.56
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$23974

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146