Dar es Salaam vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	55	82
🏙️ Population	4.72M	546K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 58% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6805th and 2758th ($722 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Tanzania and Portugal, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 5882nd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lisbon

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	Dar es Salaam	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162