Dar es Salaam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$353
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 39% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6805th and 8536th ($722 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5882nd and 6659th 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
$2.56
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$11482

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$736
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$675
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$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544