Dar es Salaam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$353	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	4.72M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6805th and 8199th ($722 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 5882nd and 4937th 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	$2.56	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515