Dar es Salaam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$334	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$3784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	4.72M	675K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7084th and 2470th ($735 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tanzania and Sweden, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6319th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Gothenburg

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	Dar es Salaam	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$4650

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423