Dar es Salaam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$315
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
55
89
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 39% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6696th and 4509th ($720 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 170th 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
$1.95
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117