Dar es Salaam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$363
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
55
😀 Quality of life
59
62
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 72% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6675th and 8825th ($799 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6017th and 5663rd 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
$3.25
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$10637

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534