Bali vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$845	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	44
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bali is 56% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4297th and 6399th ($1267 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5664th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Dar es Salaam

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	Bali	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$19371

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

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