Dar es Salaam vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$423
$531
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$373
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
44
29
😀 Quality of life
41
41
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.13M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6399th and 5045th ($811 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6871st and 6875th 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
$2.93
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$964
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$442
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$562
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$763
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$795
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$784
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$678
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$785
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$807
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$906
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$953
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$993
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$837
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$809
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$672
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$923
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$820
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$889
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$695
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$768
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$722
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$748
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$621
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$631
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$540
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$854
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$567
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$691
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$780
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$665
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1003
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$657
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$852
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$628