Dar es Salaam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
100
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6805th and 923rd ($722 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5882nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$21306

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$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
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$493
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$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
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$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
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$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
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$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
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$509
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$1758
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$1767
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$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
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$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
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$1738
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$1805
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$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
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$1397
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$1829
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$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
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$1674
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$1532
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$2246
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$1732
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$1815
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$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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