Dar es Salaam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6675th and 1191st ($799 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6017th and 12th 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	$3.25	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$13377

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736