Dar es Salaam vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1165
🏠 One person rent	$353	$109
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$220
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	55	60
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 73% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 6805th and 8938th ($722 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Depok. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 5882nd and 5239th 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	$2.56	$1.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$3.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$69.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$44.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$9047

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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

Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$757
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$553
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$541
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$605
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$596
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$524
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$530
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$522
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$571
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$551
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$517
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$438
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$512
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$508
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$447
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$441
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$420
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$434
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$507
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$487
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$470
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$512
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$499
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$427
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$558
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$388
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$495
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$518
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$458
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$459
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549