Dar es Salaam vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$357
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.72M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6912th and 7229th ($763 vs $702) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6157th and 5251st 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
$3.09
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$12836

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380