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Dar Es Salaam vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 58.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 58.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 65.6% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 60.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 58.6% less in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$0.40 TZS997.98	-87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.25 TZS607.10	-87.2%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	-21.5%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 58.8% less for transportation

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-93.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	-54.3%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 65.6% less for housing

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-89.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-73.4%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 60.4% less for childcare

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	-38.0%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-88.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-90.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-75.4%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 58.6% less for clothing

	London	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-80.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-67.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-56.7%
Average			-58.6%

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