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Dar Es Salaam vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 4.7% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 48.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 70.0% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Dar Es Salaam

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Dar Es Salaam are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% less for restaurants

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.40 TZS997.98	-64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.25 TZS607.10	-66.5%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	+26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	+4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+39.1%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+7.4%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 48.4% more for housing

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	+171.2%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 70.0% more for childcare

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	+51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+89.0%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+122.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-29.7%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Quito	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-61.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-24.9%
Average			-42.6%

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