Dar es Salaam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	4.72M	5.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6399th and 1365th ($811 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tanzania and Australia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6871st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Melbourne

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	Dar es Salaam	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963