Dar es Salaam vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$363
$104
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$160
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
45
83
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 99% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 6675th and 8977th ($799 vs $400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th 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 1.1 months in Depok. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 6017th and 4891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Depok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$1.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$40.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$8.98
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$72.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$96.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$7396

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$609
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$567
20 km or 12 mi Jakarta
$699
23 km or 14 mi Bogor
$480
27 km or 16 mi Bekasi
$555
32 km or 20 mi Tangerang
$665
60 km or 37 mi Sukabumi
$561
80 km or 50 mi Serang
$517
96 km or 59 mi Cimahi
$490
100 km or 62 mi Cilegon
$511
103 km or 64 mi Bandung
$534
184 km or 115 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Cirebon
$523
203 km or 126 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
218 km or 135 mi Banjar
$488
220 km or 137 mi Metro
$429
261 km or 162 mi Tegal
$482
283 km or 176 mi Cilacap
$478
320 km or 199 mi Pekalongan
$471
402 km or 250 mi Semarang
$488
420 km or 261 mi Salatiga
$422
421 km or 262 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$411
443 km or 275 mi Palembang
$390
460 km or 286 mi Surakarta
$409
475 km or 295 mi Pagar Alam
$448
537 km or 333 mi Madiun
$456
558 km or 347 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
582 km or 362 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Kediri
$447
617 km or 384 mi Blitar
$440
631 km or 392 mi Mojokerto
$413
642 km or 399 mi Jambi
$444
650 km or 404 mi Batu
$409
660 km or 410 mi Surabaya
$551
663 km or 412 mi Malang
$384
686 km or 426 mi Pasuruan
$457
721 km or 448 mi Probolinggo
$470
762 km or 473 mi Pontianak
$413
846 km or 526 mi Singkawang
$420
855 km or 531 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502