Dar es Salaam vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$353
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.44M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6805th and 7305th ($722 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5882nd and 4684th 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
$2.56
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$13338

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
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$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
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$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
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$509
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$509

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$545
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$565
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$554
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$571
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$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
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$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
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$593
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$660
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$513
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$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
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$725
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$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
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$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
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$1168
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$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
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$555
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$607
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$774
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$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
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$407