Dar es Salaam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$423	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	16
😀 Quality of life	41	38
🏙️ Population	4.72M	60.7K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 44% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6399th and 8102nd ($811 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Eswatini, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6871st and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mbabane

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	Dar es Salaam	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$4495

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624