Dar es Salaam vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$353	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	10
😀 Quality of life	55	16
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6805th and 5954th ($722 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Tanzania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5882nd and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Dar es Salaam	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$3341

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589