Dar es Salaam vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$353	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	77
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	4.72M	10.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6805th and 6641st ($722 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5882nd and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Jakarta

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	Dar es Salaam	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$9494

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549