Dar es Salaam vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1071
🏠 One person rent	$423	$99.6
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$202
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$448
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	41	63
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 111% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 6399th and 8995th ($811 vs $385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Depok. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 6871st and 4767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Depok

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	Dar es Salaam	Depok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$64.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$41.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$121
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$9.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$7606

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$701
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$513
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$518
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$558
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$563
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$492
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$500
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$488
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$545
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$521
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$432
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$480
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$474
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$471
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$421
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$395
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$417
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$486
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$453
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$505
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$458
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$410
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$365
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$510
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$614
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$427
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$430
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506