Dar es Salaam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$423	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	74
😀 Quality of life	41	63
🏙️ Population	4.72M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6399th and 8233rd ($811 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6871st and 4691st 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	$2.93	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.91
🥤 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	$427	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$5490

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508