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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1317
🏠 One person rent	$353	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	65
😀 Quality of life	55	65
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.31M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 6805th and 8746th ($722 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5882nd and 4117th 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	$2.56	$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$8.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$97.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$2566

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$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
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$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
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321