Dar es Salaam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$423	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	7
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	4.72M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 14% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6399th and 5827th ($811 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Thailand, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6871st and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Phuket

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	Dar es Salaam	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810