Bangkok vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$424
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
45
😀 Quality of life
75
59
🏙️ Population
5.68M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 20% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5912th and 6675th ($958 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Tanzania, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 1890th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$17749

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

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