Dar es Salaam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$353
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
55
87
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6805th and 4398th ($722 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 5882nd and 246th 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
$2.56
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124