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Dar Es Salaam vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 12.4% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 20.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 23.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Dar Es Salaam

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Dar Es Salaam are more expensive than in Tanzania.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,691.94	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,978.45	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,632.05	$0.40 TZS997.98	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS749.73	$0.25 TZS607.10	-19.0%
Average			-14.2%

Tanzania vs. Dar Es Salaam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,810.68	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	+10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,884.55	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,813.06	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,628.89	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,653.36	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	+41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,213.81	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,218.03	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,062.88	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS885.43	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	+21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS885.43	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,516.38	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+6.3%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,584.13	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	$15.76 TZS38,921.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,848.84	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+16.1%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 20.4% more for housing

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,646.72	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS825,846.52	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS440,319.40	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,645.29	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	+5.8%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,291,966.03	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+23.8%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,386.71	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,045.90	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,933.56	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,629.10	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,673.92	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-22.4%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,624.89	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	+23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,150.01	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	+34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,818.34	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,505.19	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	+66.3%
Average			+41.6%

Tanzania 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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