Dar es Salaam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$357
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
75
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 32% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6912th and 4988th ($763 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 Sapporo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6157th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sapporo

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Dar es Salaam Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070