Dar es Salaam vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$334
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7084th and 7756th ($735 vs $627) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 3291st 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
$3.04
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$7460

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$586
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$546
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$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$611
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$495
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$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
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$477