Dar es Salaam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$315	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	91
😀 Quality of life	55	77
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6696th and 4828th ($720 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Chile, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5965th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Santiago

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	Dar es Salaam	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$6400

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440