Dar es Salaam vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$357	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	46	83
😀 Quality of life	58	52
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6912th and 8492nd ($763 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6157th and 6544th 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	$3.09	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$856	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.26%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.24	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15015	$7419

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495