Dar es Salaam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Perth | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6912th and 978th ($763 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Tanzania and Australia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Australia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6157th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
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| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
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| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 156 km or 97 mi |  Bunbury | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Busselton | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Geraldton | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Albany | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Kalgoorlie | |
| 1989 km or 1236 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1991 km or 1237 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 2130 km or 1323 mi | Adelaide | |
| 2357 km or 1465 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 2456 km or 1526 mi | Mildura | |
| 2513 km or 1562 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 2550 km or 1584 mi |  Kupang | |
| 2590 km or 1609 mi | Denpasar | |
| 2599 km or 1615 mi | Mataram | |
| 2608 km or 1620 mi | Ubud | |
| 2609 km or 1621 mi | Bali | |
| 2621 km or 1629 mi | Ballarat | |
| 2628 km or 1633 mi | Bima | |
| 2652 km or 1648 mi | Bendigo | |
| 2655 km or 1650 mi | Darwin | |
| 2672 km or 1660 mi | Geelong | |
| 2680 km or 1665 mi | Blitar | |
| 2687 km or 1669 mi | Malang | |
| 2687 km or 1670 mi | Melton | |
| 2696 km or 1675 mi | Tarneit | |
| 2698 km or 1676 mi | Sunbury | |
| 2699 km or 1677 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 2700 km or 1678 mi | Batu | |
| 2705 km or 1681 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 2713 km or 1686 mi | Kediri | |
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| 2722 km or 1691 mi | Melbourne | |
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| 2741 km or 1703 mi | Ainaro | |
| 2742 km or 1703 mi | Madiun | |
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| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Mojokerto | |
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