Dar es Salaam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	4.72M	4.84M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6696th and 318th ($720 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5965th 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	$1.95	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$17934

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816