Dar es Salaam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$423	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	1
😀 Quality of life	41	22
🏙️ Population	4.72M	65.5K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6399th and 6047th ($811 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6871st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sao Tome

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	Dar es Salaam	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$3685

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590