Dar es Salaam vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$315
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
55
84
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6696th and 5786th ($720 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5965th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kaohsiung

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Dar es Salaam Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655