Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$423	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	41	20
🏙️ Population	4.72M	604K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6399th and 8002nd ($811 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Djibouti, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Djibouti 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 Djibouti City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6871st and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Djibouti City

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	Dar es Salaam	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$4050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003