Dar es Salaam vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$353
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6805th and 6046th ($722 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5882nd and 389th 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
$2.56
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643