Dar es Salaam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$334
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
55
😀 Quality of life
55
47
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 62% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7084th and 8852nd ($735 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6319th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Medan

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Dar es Salaam Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$7769

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550