Dar es Salaam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Gaborone | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6912th and 7094th ($763 vs $731) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 5910th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
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| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 50 km or 31 mi |  Molepolole | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Lobatse | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Kanye | |
| 136 km or 84 mi |  Mmabatho | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Brits | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Pretoria | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Randburg | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Palapye | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Centurion | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Soweto | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Serowe | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Sandton | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Benoni | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Springs | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Welkom | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Middelburg | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Bethal | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Francistown | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kimberley | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 514 km or 319 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Maseru | |
| 559 km or 347 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 569 km or 354 mi |  Bulawayo | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Manzini | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Vryheid | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Upington | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Matola | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Maputo | |
| 705 km or 438 mi | Gweru |