Dar es Salaam vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$423	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 15% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6399th and 6863rd ($811 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tanzania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6871st and 6707th 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	$2.93	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$15505

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625