Dar es Salaam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
86
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7084th and 1059th ($735 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Tanzania and Canada, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6319th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Toronto

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Dar es Salaam Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$22670

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053