Dar es Salaam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$363
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.26M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6675th and 4939th ($799 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6017th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$9190

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827