Dar es Salaam vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	4.72M	985K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 64% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6805th and 1883rd ($722 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Sweden, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5882nd and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Stockholm

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	Dar es Salaam	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328