Dar es Salaam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$315	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	7
😀 Quality of life	55	55
🏙️ Population	4.72M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6696th and 6130th ($720 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5965th and 5986th 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	$1.95	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$13219

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743