Dar es Salaam vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison
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Dar es Salaam | Maputo | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 34% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6696th and 4791st ($720 vs $1084) 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 5965th and 7059th 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 | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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12 km or 7.7 mi | Matola | |
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148 km or 92 mi | Mbabane | |
272 km or 169 mi | Vryheid | |
310 km or 193 mi | Middelburg | |
318 km or 197 mi | Bethal | |
415 km or 258 mi | Springs | |
426 km or 265 mi | Benoni | |
439 km or 273 mi | Centurion | |
440 km or 273 mi | Pretoria | |
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454 km or 282 mi | Johannesburg | |
457 km or 284 mi | Randburg | |
460 km or 286 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
464 km or 288 mi | Durban | |
471 km or 292 mi | Vereeniging | |
472 km or 293 mi | Soweto | |
480 km or 299 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
483 km or 300 mi | Brits | |
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536 km or 333 mi | Rustenburg | |
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628 km or 390 mi | Maseru | |
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667 km or 414 mi | Palapye | |
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680 km or 422 mi | Mafeteng | |
685 km or 425 mi | Gaborone | |
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