Dar es Salaam vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$315
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
55
96
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.52M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 33% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6696th and 4822nd ($720 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 14th 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
$1.95
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015