Dar es Salaam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$315	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	39
😀 Quality of life	55	55
🏙️ Population	4.72M	246K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6696th and 7144th ($720 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Botswana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Botswana 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 Gaborone. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5965th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Gaborone

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	Dar es Salaam	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$5329

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722