Dar es Salaam vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$315	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	55	61
🏙️ Population	4.72M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6696th and 5921st ($720 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and South Africa, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5965th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Johannesburg

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	Dar es Salaam	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$4829

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952