Dar es Salaam vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$423	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6399th and 4366th ($811 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6871st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Osaka

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	Dar es Salaam	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008