Dar es Salaam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$363	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	59	69
🏙️ Population	4.72M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6675th and 5192nd ($799 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6017th and 4142nd 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	$3.25	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$15428

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666