Dar es Salaam vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$423	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	98
😀 Quality of life	41	74
🏙️ Population	4.72M	919K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6399th and 3869th ($811 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and South Korea, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 6871st and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Seongnam

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	Dar es Salaam	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$20935

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038