Dar es Salaam vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$334	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	30
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 12% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7084th and 7579th ($735 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6319th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Yangon

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	Dar es Salaam	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$17180

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616