Dar es Salaam vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$357
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6912th and 5483rd ($763 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6157th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Harare

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Dar es Salaam Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899