Dar es Salaam vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$363
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.44M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6675th and 7418th ($799 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Hanoi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6017th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hanoi

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Dar es Salaam Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.96
☕ 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
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🍊 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
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$11154

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
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$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
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$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372