Dar es Salaam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$357	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	30
😀 Quality of life	58	55
🏙️ Population	4.72M	431K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6912th and 5494th ($763 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Namibia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6157th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Windhoek

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	Dar es Salaam	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.09	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$856	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.26%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.24	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15015	$5907

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$588
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$551
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$408
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$544
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$604
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$553
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$523
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$602
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$419
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$797
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$469
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$455
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1233
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1521
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$542
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$508
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1237
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$530
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$623
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1181
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$533
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$520
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$505
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1002
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$591
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$624
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$651
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$593
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$693
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$563
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$691
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$691

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892