Dar es Salaam vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$334	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$308
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	47
😀 Quality of life	55	56
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 13% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7084th and 6584th ($735 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6319th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tashkent

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	Dar es Salaam	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899