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Mexico City vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 76.8% more expensive than Dar Es Salaam.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 74.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 53.2% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	$10.86 MX$195.57	+235.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	$8.82 MX$158.90	-12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 TZS997.98	$1.73 MX$31.20	+328.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 TZS607.10	$1.30 MX$23.49	+430.6%
Average			+245.6%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.9% more for groceries

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	$2.63 MX$47.29	+224.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	$5.04 MX$90.79	+5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	$6.54 MX$117.78	+56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	$2.61 MX$46.96	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	$3.80 MX$68.54	+42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	$1.37 MX$24.66	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	$0.80 MX$14.41	+82.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	$0.97 MX$17.53	+96.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	$0.91 MX$16.32	+108.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	$0.96 MX$17.27	+120.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	$0.99 MX$17.91	+52.3%
Average			+74.9%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	$5.14 MX$92.54	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	$19.54 MX$352.03	+24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	+11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	$4.42 MX$79.70	-69.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 53.2% more for housing

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	$30.93 MX$557.23	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+107.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+163.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	$37.36 MX$673.03	-45.0%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	-38.4%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	$3.26 MX$58.67	+222.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	$3.81 MX$68.70	+85.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	$4.34 MX$78.23	+104.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	$6.51 MX$117.34	+32.3%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Dar Es Salaam	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+174.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	$48.08 MX$866.05	+29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+161.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+59.1%
Average			+106.2%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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