Dar es Salaam vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$933
🏠 One person rent
$334
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.94M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7084th and 7534th ($735 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6319th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Surat

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Dar es Salaam Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$877

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298