Dar es Salaam vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$423
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$1287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
80
😀 Quality of life
41
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 6399th and 5120th ($811 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 316th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan 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 Fukuoka. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 6871st and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Fukuoka

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Dar es Salaam Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$11983

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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 Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850