Dar es Salaam vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$391
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1037
🏠 One person rent
$357
$100
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$153
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$377
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
83
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 95% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 6912th and 8989th ($763 vs $391) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1 months in Depok. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Depok ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6157th and 4565th 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
$3.09
$1.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$40.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$8.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$0.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$8.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$99.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$8066

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$588
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$551
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$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
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$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
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$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
20 km or 12 mi Jakarta
$684
23 km or 14 mi Bogor
$467
27 km or 16 mi Bekasi
$556
32 km or 20 mi Tangerang
$609
60 km or 37 mi Sukabumi
$551
80 km or 50 mi Serang
$488
96 km or 59 mi Cimahi
$502
100 km or 62 mi Cilegon
$487
103 km or 64 mi Bandung
$536
184 km or 115 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Cirebon
$515
203 km or 126 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
218 km or 135 mi Banjar
$478
220 km or 137 mi Metro
$417
261 km or 162 mi Tegal
$478
283 km or 176 mi Cilacap
$470
320 km or 199 mi Pekalongan
$474
402 km or 250 mi Semarang
$499
420 km or 261 mi Salatiga
$424
421 km or 262 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
443 km or 275 mi Palembang
$388
460 km or 286 mi Surakarta
$405
475 km or 295 mi Pagar Alam
$439
537 km or 333 mi Madiun
$445
558 km or 347 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
582 km or 362 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Kediri
$453
617 km or 384 mi Blitar
$439
631 km or 392 mi Mojokerto
$419
642 km or 399 mi Jambi
$439
650 km or 404 mi Batu
$408
660 km or 410 mi Surabaya
$549
663 km or 412 mi Malang
$379
686 km or 426 mi Pasuruan
$459
721 km or 448 mi Probolinggo
$476
762 km or 473 mi Pontianak
$411
846 km or 526 mi Singkawang
$419
855 km or 531 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495