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Dar Es Salaam vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 39.8% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 16.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$0.40 TZS997.98	-79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.25 TZS607.10	-84.2%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	-55.3%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	-2.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-42.8%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 16.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+12.3%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+92.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-54.4%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-57.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-25.0%
Average			-35.3%

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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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