Dar es Salaam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$363	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	4.72M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 45% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6675th and 8275th ($799 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 Surabaya. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6017th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Surabaya

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	Dar es Salaam	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502