Dar es Salaam vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$334	$728
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	55	19
🏙️ Population	4.72M	85.4K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 39% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 7084th and 4765th ($735 vs $1196) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 9125th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/dar-es-salaam/moroni.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Dar es Salaam vs Moroni infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/dar-es-salaam/moroni" target="_blank">Dar es Salaam vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Moroni

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Moroni are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Dar es Salaam	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$6.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$14398

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1196
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1167
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$933
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$586
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$546
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$417
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$533
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$494
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$604
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$611
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$452
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$456
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$691
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$511
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$489
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$495
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$563
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$522
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$495
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$559
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$463
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$540
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$792
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$618
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$952
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$493
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$415
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1132
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$875
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$807
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$448
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$754
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$543
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$755