Dar es Salaam vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$423	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	44	27
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	4.72M	149K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.2% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6399th and 6387th ($811 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Mauritius, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Mauritius 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 Port Louis. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6871st and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Port Louis

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	Dar es Salaam	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$3884

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552