Dar es Salaam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$357
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6912th and 5151st ($763 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 6157th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Saitama

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Dar es Salaam Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102