Dar es Salaam vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$315	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	55	37
🏙️ Population	4.72M	159K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6696th and 6860th ($720 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5965th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Praia

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	Dar es Salaam	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$1069

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471