Dar es Salaam vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$334
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
55
90
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7084th and 4931st ($735 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6319th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs New Taipei

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Dar es Salaam New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$21429

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612