Dar es Salaam vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$334	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	61
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.62M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7084th and 8724th ($735 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 6319th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Semarang

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	Dar es Salaam	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$2180

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$586
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$546
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$417
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$533
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$611
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$495
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$563
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$540
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$618
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$415
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$807
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$463
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$448
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1196
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$522
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$543
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$532
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1196
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$559
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$613
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1167
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$549
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$933
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$513
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$524
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$494
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1132
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$603
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$624
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$452
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$573
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$688
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$531
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$690
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$688

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419