Dar es Salaam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$363
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
89
😀 Quality of life
59
98
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6675th and 109th ($799 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6017th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dar es Salaam vs Singapore City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Singapore City

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Singapore City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$29519

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653