Dar es Salaam vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$363	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6675th and 4912th ($799 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Angola, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6017th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Luanda

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	Dar es Salaam	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$19860

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032