Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Tanzania

Dar Es Salaam vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 75.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 51.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 69.1% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 85.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 69.7% less in Dar Es Salaam

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

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Dar Es Salaam vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.5% less for restaurants

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.73	$1.90 TZS5,011.76	-92.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.89	$7.59 TZS20,047.04	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.21	$0.36 TZS947.68	-87.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.61	$0.21 TZS561.32	-90.1%
Average			-82.5%

London vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.7% less for groceries

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.52	$0.59 TZS1,553.65	-71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.74	$4.61 TZS12,171.42	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.21	$3.18 TZS8,389.66	-54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.74	$2.00 TZS5,272.37	-60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.59	$2.18 TZS5,759.02	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.14 TZS3,012.12	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.50 TZS1,313.46	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$0.48 TZS1,266.55	-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.13	$0.40 TZS1,051.40	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.42 TZS1,111.39	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.46 TZS1,212.43	-42.5%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 69.1% less for transportation

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.93	$5.28 TZS13,954.91	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £183.46	$14.80 TZS39,091.74	-94.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,501.11	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.71	$13.80 TZS36,460.56	-56.5%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 85.4% less for housing

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.22	$34.11 TZS90,086.40	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,120.69	$562.03 TZS1M	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,707.18	$195.50 TZS516K	-91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £211.99	$43.53 TZS115K	-84.7%
Average			-85.4%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,132.72	$568.94 TZS2M	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,689.15	$13,328.59 TZS35M	-62.7%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.90	$0.97 TZS2,573.54	-89.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.20	$1.96 TZS5,186.79	-65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.51	$2.09 TZS5,512.94	-91.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.19	$85.39 TZS226K	+41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.32	$5.12 TZS13,531.75	-71.3%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 69.7% less for clothing

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.07	$15.56 TZS41,096.44	-86.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.28	$25.93 TZS68,494.07	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £93.70	$44.59 TZS118K	-64.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.27	$59.14 TZS156K	-63.6%
Average			-69.7%

London vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of clothing

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