Dar es Salaam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$357	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	76
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	4.72M	16.8M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 59% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6912th and 8803rd ($763 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6157th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Dhaka

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	Dar es Salaam	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.09	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$856	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.26%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.24	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15015	$2100

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307