Dar es Salaam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$363
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6675th and 5518th ($799 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan 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 Taichung. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6017th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Taichung

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Dar es Salaam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650