Dar es Salaam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$363	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	4.72M	675K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 56% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6675th and 2645th ($799 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 6017th and 68th 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	$3.25	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$4093

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397