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Dar Es Salaam vs. India Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 3.2 times more expensive than India overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 95.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 9.5 times more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.5% more in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Dar Es Salaam

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dar Es Salaam are more expensive than in India. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. India Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 ₹206.74	$3.23 TZS8,064.65	+40.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.75 ₹336.36	$10.10 TZS25,202.02	+169.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₹35.26	$0.40 TZS1,008.08	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 ₹14.39	$0.25 TZS613.25	+53.0%
Average			+66.2%

India vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.4% more for groceries

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 ₹41.10	$0.81 TZS2,016.16	+76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 ₹223.10	$4.78 TZS11,928.96	+92.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.50 ₹223.98	$4.19 TZS10,441.97	+67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.92 ₹82.50	$2.12 TZS5,286.82	+130.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 ₹117.84	$2.67 TZS6,662.91	+103.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ₹78.51	$1.23 TZS3,070.16	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹28.30	$0.44 TZS1,091.70	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹40.76	$0.49 TZS1,234.60	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹19.75	$0.44 TZS1,085.99	+97.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹14.95	$0.44 TZS1,085.99	+160.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.44	$0.65 TZS1,628.98	+235.4%
Average			+95.4%

India vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 ₹392.37	$4.63 TZS11,543.41	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.48 ₹849.32	$15.76 TZS39,315.15	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,332.05 ₹1,194,249.62	$17,898.05 TZS44,655,635.00	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.95 ₹264.63	$14.49 TZS36,164.90	+390.7%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.18 ₹643.19	$35.62 TZS88,879.12	+396.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.45 ₹11,595.83	$519.76 TZS1,296,801.45	+301.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 ₹7,680.30	$257.24 TZS641,812.72	+200.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.98 ₹2,506.63	$67.97 TZS169,594.77	+142.9%
Average			+260.1%

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$54.51 ₹4,882.74	$427.61 TZS1,066,885.52	+684.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,593.07 ₹142,703.18	$17,689.39 TZS44,135,037.88	+1010.4%
Average			+847.5%

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pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 ₹164.45	$1.01 TZS2,520.20	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₹141.38	$2.06 TZS5,141.21	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.49 ₹312.50	$2.12 TZS5,292.42	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.59 ₹1,396.17	$85.86 TZS214,217.17	+450.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 ₹283.90	$4.92 TZS12,285.98	+55.4%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	India	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.98 ₹2,058.40	$22.22 TZS55,444.44	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.83 ₹2,134.97	$37.04 TZS92,407.41	+55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.59 ₹3,636.28	$40.40 TZS100,808.08	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.72 ₹2,661.92	$69.70 TZS173,893.94	+134.5%
Average			+46.5%

India vs. Dar Es Salaam - 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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