Dar es Salaam vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$315
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
59
😀 Quality of life
55
40
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.62M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6696th and 7939th ($720 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 5965th and 7195th 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
$1.95
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$2132

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$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$403
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
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$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444