Dar es Salaam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$315	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	89
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	4.72M	5.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6696th and 133rd ($720 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Singapore, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5965th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Singapore City

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	Dar es Salaam	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$26424

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544