Dar es Salaam vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$353	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	55	41
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6805th and 8030th ($722 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 5882nd and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs South Tangerang

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	Dar es Salaam	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$8626

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$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
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549