Bali vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$717	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	45
😀 Quality of life	61	59
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bali is 42% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4868th and 6675th ($1134 vs $799) 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 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5821st and 6017th 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	$2.99	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$17749

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$834
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$489
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$402
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$457
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$384
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$409
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$551
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$413
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$440
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$447
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$456
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$588
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$409
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$422
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$488
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$523
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$478
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$482
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$502
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$488
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$523
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$534
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$519
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$490
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$598
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$561
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$499
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$555
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$568
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$480
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$400
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$699
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$567

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687