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Dar Es Salaam vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 4.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 48.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 5.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+69.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.40 TZS997.98	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.25 TZS607.10	-59.8%
Average			-33.5%

Moscow vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	+52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+92.8%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+63.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-51.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+153.0%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+355.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-38.5%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 5.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-34.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+23.8%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+92.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-25.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-67.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-55.5%
Average			-53.9%

Moscow vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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