Dar es Salaam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$357
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
58
35
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.29M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 67% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6912th and 8862nd ($763 vs $457) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6157th and 8518th 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
$3.09
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1048

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198