Dar es Salaam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
86
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 72% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6696th and 571st ($720 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Tanzania and Canada, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5965th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$18837

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$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
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$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190