Dar es Salaam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1866
🏠 One person rent
$353
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$562
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
39
😀 Quality of life
55
55
🏙️ Population
4.72M
236K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.6% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6805th and 6827th ($722 vs $718) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5882nd and 5800th 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
$2.56
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$3828

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$654
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$692
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$690
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$809
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$943
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$663
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$848
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$689
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$717
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$909
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$874
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$554
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$838
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$971
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$600
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$997
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1079
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$696
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$788
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$774
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$841
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$819
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$585
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$859
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$696
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$756
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$741
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$1003
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1116
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$761