Dar es Salaam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6696th and 1068th ($720 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Perth. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5965th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Perth

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	Dar es Salaam	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$12548

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693