Dar es Salaam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	4.72M	5.45M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6675th and 649th ($799 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Australia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6017th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sydney

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	Dar es Salaam	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$19140

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710