Dar es Salaam vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$315
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
77
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.3% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6696th and 6708th ($720 vs $718) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5965th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8517

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$493
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$581
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$452
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$536
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$571
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$524
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$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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$545
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$552
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$393
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$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
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$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
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$427
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$457
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$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
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$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
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$403
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$522
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$383
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$454
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$469
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$444
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$442
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$511