Dar es Salaam vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$423	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$2620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	91
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.23M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 6399th and 5342nd ($811 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Tanzania and South Korea, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 6871st and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Suwon

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	Dar es Salaam	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$21003

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038