Dar es Salaam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$315
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 32% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6696th and 4896th ($720 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan 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 Saitama. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 484th 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
$1.95
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039