Dar es Salaam vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2384
🏠 One person rent
$315
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 6696th and 5644th ($720 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 584th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 2347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hiroshima

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Dar es Salaam Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8672

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902