Dar es Salaam vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ 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 6805th and 656th ($722 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 5882nd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$18156

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
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$571
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$1091
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$1500
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$534
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$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
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$1549
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$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
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$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
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$509
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$2332
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$2127
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$2266
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$2597
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$2086
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$1635
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$2297
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$2143
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$2154
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$1762
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$1798
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$1873
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$1853
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$2267
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$1999
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$1884
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$2018
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$2144
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$2095
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$2051
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$2029
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$1964
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$2041
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$2038
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$1986
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$2017
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$2009
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