Dar es Salaam vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$353
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
44
27
😀 Quality of life
55
62
🏙️ Population
4.72M
149K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 12% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6805th and 6351st ($722 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5882nd and 4805th 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
$2.56
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$3888

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736