Dar es Salaam vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2168
🏠 One person rent	$315	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$47.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	35
😀 Quality of life	55	61
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 6696th and 7610th ($720 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Haiphong. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 5965th and 5232nd 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	$1.95	$1.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$6.14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$2.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$13831

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$557
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$590
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$517
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$631
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$549
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$573
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$575
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$638
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$547
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$543
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$574
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$568
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$620
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$735
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$552
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$611
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1184
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$857
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$831
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$573
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$596
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$422
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$567
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1233
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$601
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$500
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$876