Auckland vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.72M

The cost of living in Auckland is 183% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1604th and 6912th ($2156 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.3 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 240th and 6157th 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	$13.5	$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15015

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$588
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$551
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$408
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$544
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$604
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$553
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$523
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$602
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$419
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$797
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$469
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$455
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1233
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1521
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$542
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$508
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1237
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$530
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$623
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1181
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$533
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$520
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$505
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1002
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$591
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$624
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$651
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$593
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$693
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$563
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$691
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$691