Dar es Salaam vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$363	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	45	1
😀 Quality of life	59	14
🏙️ Population	4.72M	74.7K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 34% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 6675th and 4688th ($799 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Comoros, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 6017th and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Moroni

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	Dar es Salaam	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$14597

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779