Dar es Salaam vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$991
🏠 One person rent	$423	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	38
😀 Quality of life	41	36
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.54M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 106% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6399th and 8967th ($811 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 6871st and 7425th 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	$2.93	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$7821

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532