Dar es Salaam vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$353	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	61
😀 Quality of life	55	79
🏙️ Population	4.72M	605K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6805th and 4672nd ($722 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Latvia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5882nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Riga

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	Dar es Salaam	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$13962

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$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

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363