Brisbane vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
97
55
🏙️ Population
2.36M
4.72M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 245% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 781st and 6805th ($2491 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Australia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 15th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$8603

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$1877
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$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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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