Dar es Salaam vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$357	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$331
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	65
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.31M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 65% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 6912th and 8848th ($763 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6157th and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hyderabad, India

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	Dar es Salaam	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.09	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$856	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.26%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.24	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15015	$2573

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296