Dar es Salaam vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1398
🏠 One person rent	$363	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	35
😀 Quality of life	59	58
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.09M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 6675th and 8171st ($799 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Tanzania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Haiphong. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 6017th and 6112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Haiphong

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	Dar es Salaam	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$8.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$1241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$5.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$1.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$4514

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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 Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$559
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$556
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$551
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$652
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$569
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$568
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$652
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$529
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$563
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$677
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$693
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$758
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1139
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$780
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$574
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$574
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$372
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$560
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1152
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$615
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$578
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$892