Dar es Salaam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$353	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	55	59
🏙️ Population	4.72M	276K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6805th and 6379th ($722 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5882nd and 5391st 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	$2.56	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$3144

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797