Dar es Salaam vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$357
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 13% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 6912th and 6460th ($763 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 874th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 6157th and 88th 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
$3.09
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$3517

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934