Dar es Salaam vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$334
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
15
😀 Quality of life
55
20
🏙️ Population
4.72M
344K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7084th and 7557th ($735 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Lesotho, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6319th and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Maseru

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Dar es Salaam Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1202

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663