Dar es Salaam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$334
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
39
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
236K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7084th and 7140th ($735 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Botswana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6319th and 5784th 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
$3.04
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$2568

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565