Dar es Salaam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$315	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6696th and 8350th ($720 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5965th and 5178th 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	$1.95	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$5424

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506