Dar es Salaam vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$423	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	78
😀 Quality of life	41	65
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.94M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6399th and 5647th ($811 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Peru, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6871st and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lima

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	Dar es Salaam	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$7764

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697