Dar es Salaam vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$423	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	91
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.52M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 27% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6399th and 4793rd ($811 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 6871st and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kobe

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	Dar es Salaam	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$16179

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079