Dar es Salaam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$334
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
55
34
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.29M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 54% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7084th and 8771st ($735 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Libya, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 6319th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tripoli

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Dar es Salaam Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$894

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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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164