Dar es Salaam vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$357
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
98
😀 Quality of life
58
76
🏙️ Population
4.72M
919K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 46% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6912th and 4288th ($763 vs $1425) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 6157th and 1327th 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
$3.09
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$12598

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$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1292
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$988
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1363
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1030
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1120
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1044
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1167
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1134
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1050
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$913
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1092
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$937
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1076
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1068
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1057
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1053
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1046
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1008
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1073
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1121
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$867
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$984
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1563
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$892
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$986
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1003
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$986
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1019