Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

United States

New York City vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 4.9 times more expensive than Dar Es Salaam.

Restaurants: pay 6.8 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in New York City
Housing: pay 8.9 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in New York City

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in New York City are more expensive than in Dar Es Salaam. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in New York City.

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New York City vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.8 times more for restaurants

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 TZS5,011.76	$26.50	+1296.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,047.04	$14.50	+91.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 TZS947.68	$3.95	+1000.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 TZS561.32	$2.97	+1295.8%
Average			+579.7%

Dar Es Salaam vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TZS1,553.65	$4.78	+712.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TZS12,171.42	$9.47	+105.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.18 TZS8,389.66	$5.13	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 TZS5,272.37	$6.03	+202.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 TZS5,759.02	$7.93	+263.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 TZS3,012.12	$3.11	+173.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,313.46	$0.96	+93.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,266.55	$2.83	+490.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 TZS1,051.40	$3.08	+673.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,111.39	$1.83	+333.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 TZS1,212.43	$2.04	+344.5%
Average			+261.6%

Dar Es Salaam vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 TZS13,954.91	$4.31	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,091.74	$140.00	+845.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$35,458.00	+110.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.80 TZS36,460.56	$20.44	+48.1%
Average			+112.4%

Dar Es Salaam vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.9 times more for housing

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.11 TZS90,086.40	$71.57	+109.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$562.03 TZS1M	$4,447.32	+691.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.50 TZS516K	$3,217.65	+1545.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 TZS115K	$164.80	+278.6%
Average			+788.6%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$3,379.10	+493.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,328.59 TZS35M	$60,882.67	+356.8%
Average			+420.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 TZS2,573.54	$8.50	+772.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 TZS5,186.79	$6.50	+231.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 TZS5,512.94	$19.00	+810.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.39 TZS226K	$121.41	+42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 TZS13,531.75	$22.50	+339.2%
Average			+286.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Dar Es Salaam	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.56 TZS41,096.44	$75.86	+387.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.93 TZS68,494.07	$54.45	+110.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.59 TZS118K	$120.38	+170.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.14 TZS156K	$132.00	+123.2%
Average			+180.3%

Dar Es Salaam vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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