Dar es Salaam vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$353	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	22
😀 Quality of life	55	38
🏙️ Population	4.72M	951K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 40% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6805th and 4564th ($722 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5882nd and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Freetown

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	Dar es Salaam	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$2835

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498