Bali vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$705	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	44
😀 Quality of life	55	55
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bali is 55% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4844th and 6805th ($1121 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5819th and 5882nd 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	$2.69	$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$8603

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509