Brisbane vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
2.36M
4.72M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 227% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 930th and 6696th ($2356 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Australia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 18th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$14488

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$1785
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$1881
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$2011
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$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
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$1843
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$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449