Dar es Salaam vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$315	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$600
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	17
😀 Quality of life	55	21
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6696th and 6766th ($720 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Tanzania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Myanmar 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 Naypyidaw. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5965th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Naypyidaw

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	Dar es Salaam	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$11739

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532