Asmara vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$224	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	44
😀 Quality of life	27	41
🏙️ Population	963K	4.72M

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8486th and 6399th ($520 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Tanzania, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 8455th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dar es Salaam

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	Asmara	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$19371

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650