Dar es Salaam vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$353
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.13M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6805th and 4869th ($722 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Tanzania and Mozambique, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5882nd and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Maputo

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Dar es Salaam Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$5539

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654