Dar es Salaam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$363
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
4.72M
276K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 14% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6675th and 6050th ($799 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.4 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 6017th and 5081st 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
$3.25
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$3470

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832