Dar es Salaam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
55
100
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.45M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7084th and 370th ($735 vs $2844) 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 0.1 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 6319th 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
$3.04
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$25164

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$586
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$546
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$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863