Dar es Salaam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$4523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
89
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6805th and 81st ($722 vs $3168) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5882nd and 8th 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
$2.56
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$28407

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$639
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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
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$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
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$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
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$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
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$518
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$504
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$517
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$459
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$530
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$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637