Dar es Salaam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$353	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	4.72M	16.8M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6805th and 8916th ($722 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5882nd and 5968th 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	$2.56	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$1444

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317