Dar es Salaam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	4.72M	4.84M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6399th and 745th ($811 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6871st and 2nd 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	$2.93	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683