Dar es Salaam vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$961
🏠 One person rent
$334
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 98% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7084th and 9016th ($735 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 6319th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Palembang

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Dar es Salaam Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$7055

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$611
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$495
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610