Dar es Salaam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$315
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6696th and 5356th ($720 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5965th and 343rd 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
$1.95
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13893

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721