Dar es Salaam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$353	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	4.72M	608K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 58% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6805th and 2792nd ($722 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Tanzania and Sweden, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5882nd and 81st 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	$2.56	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$3801

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267