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Dar Es Salaam vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 58.6% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 58.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 28.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 67.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 50.8% less in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$0.40 TZS997.98	-87.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.25 TZS607.10	-91.2%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 58.4% less for groceries

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	-60.1%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	-13.3%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-53.6%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	-56.0%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-87.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-70.6%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 50.8% less for clothing

	Washington	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-61.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-47.7%
Average			-50.8%

Washington vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of clothing

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