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Dar Es Salaam vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 7.5% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 84.0% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$3.23 TZS8,315.30	-67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$10.10 TZS25,985.31	+68.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.40 TZS1,039.41	-41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.25 TZS632.31	-46.3%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.81 TZS2,078.82	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$4.78 TZS12,299.71	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$4.19 TZS10,766.51	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.12 TZS5,451.14	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.67 TZS6,869.99	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.23 TZS3,165.58	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.44 TZS1,125.63	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.49 TZS1,272.97	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.44 TZS1,119.74	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.44 TZS1,119.74	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.65 TZS1,679.61	-32.5%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.63 TZS11,902.18	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$15.76 TZS40,537.08	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$17,898.05 TZS46M	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$14.49 TZS37,288.92	-31.0%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$35.62 TZS91,641.52	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL130K	$519.76 TZS1M	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$257.24 TZS662K	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$67.97 TZS175K	+48.1%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 84.0% more for childcare

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$427.61 TZS1M	+67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL3M	$17,689.39 TZS46M	+100.7%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.01 TZS2,598.53	-32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.06 TZS5,301.00	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.12 TZS5,456.91	+76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$85.86 TZS221K	+55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.92 TZS12,667.84	-50.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Harare	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$22.22 TZS57,167.68	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$37.04 TZS95,279.46	+72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$40.40 TZS104K	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$69.70 TZS179K	+79.4%
Average			+47.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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