Dar es Salaam vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$357
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 12% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6912th and 7328th ($763 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6157th and 4224th 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
$3.09
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$8171

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$588
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$551
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$408
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
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$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
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$495