Auckland vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	44
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.72M

The cost of living in Auckland is 205% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1357th and 6805th ($2205 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Tanzania, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 150th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Dar es Salaam

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	Auckland	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$8603

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509