Dar es Salaam vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$423	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	42
😀 Quality of life	41	56
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 6399th and 6696th ($811 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Tanzania and Brazil, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6871st and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Fortaleza

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	Dar es Salaam	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$2060

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588