Dar es Salaam vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$3040
🏠 One person rent	$353	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1591
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	14
😀 Quality of life	55	17
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6805th and 5639th ($722 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5882nd and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lubumbashi

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	Dar es Salaam	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$4965

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1028
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$939
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1090
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1116
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$1017
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$1139
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$947
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$685
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$725
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$730
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$815
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$574
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$670
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$534
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$433
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$582
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1012
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$729
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$723
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$834
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$932
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$810
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$731
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$515
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$509
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$516
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$761
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$509
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$591
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$902
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$763
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$546
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$498