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Dar Es Salaam vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 12.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 22.9% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 1.3% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Dar Es Salaam

The cost of housing and childcare in Dar Es Salaam are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dar Es Salaam instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.0% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	+4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.40 TZS997.98	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.25 TZS607.10	-26.3%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 22.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	+93.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+0.6%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+24.7%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+110.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-1.0%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 1.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+32.5%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-38.9%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-61.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-23.8%
Average			-37.5%

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