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Dar Es Salaam vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 49.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 64.5% more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 95.0% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 67.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Dar Es Salaam

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Dar Es Salaam are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dar Es Salaam instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+133.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.40 TZS997.98	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.25 TZS607.10
Average			+63.3%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	+68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+41.6%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 64.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	+108.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+158.6%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 95.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+310.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	+20.9%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 67.4% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	+84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+50.1%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+207.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	+30.0%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	+61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-3.7%
Average			-10.6%

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