Dar es Salaam vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$353
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 6805th and 5674th ($722 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 5882nd and 3185th 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
$2.56
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7209

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983