Dar es Salaam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$334	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	47
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	4.72M	276K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7084th and 5940th ($735 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6319th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sarajevo

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	Dar es Salaam	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$3670

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$586
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$546
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$417
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$533
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$611
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$495
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$563
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$540
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$618
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$415
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$807
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$463
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$448
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1196
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$522
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$543
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$532
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1196
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$559
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$613
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1167
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$549
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$933
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$513
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$524
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$494
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1132
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$603
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$624
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$452
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$573
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$688
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$531
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$690
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$688

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848