Dar es Salaam vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$423	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	58
😀 Quality of life	41	83
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 6399th and 4821st ($811 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Tanzania and South Korea, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 6871st and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Gwangju

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	Dar es Salaam	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$20814

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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 Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080