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Dar Es Salaam vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 37.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 41.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 38.3% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 0.2% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 51.3% less in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$0.40 TZS997.98	-83.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.25 TZS607.10	-87.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 41.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-81.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	-3.7%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 38.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-85.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	-0.4%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-37.8%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 0.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+44.9%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-84.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+151.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-57.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 51.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-64.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-52.3%
Average			-51.3%

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