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Dar Es Salaam vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 45.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 36.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 58.3% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.6% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 50.5% less in Dar Es Salaam

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$0.40 TZS997.98	-84.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$0.25 TZS607.10	-89.0%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	-37.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	-23.4%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 58.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-57.3%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+32.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-93.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-62.3%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 50.5% less for clothing

	Canberra	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-57.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-41.1%
Average			-50.5%

Canberra vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of clothing

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