Dar es Salaam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$353	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	4.72M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6805th and 5616th ($722 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Brazil, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5882nd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sao Paulo

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	Dar es Salaam	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629