Dar es Salaam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6399th and 1654th ($811 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6871st and 6th 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	$2.93	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645