Dar es Salaam vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$363
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 41% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6675th and 4361st ($799 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 6017th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$10654

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085