Dar es Salaam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$353
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.29M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 46% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6805th and 8700th ($722 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Libya, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5882nd and 6501st 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
$2.56
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1179

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160