Bangkok vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$434
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
46
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
5.68M
4.72M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 36% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5606th and 7084th ($996 vs $735) 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 2044th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dar es Salaam

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Bangkok Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$13482

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688