Dar es Salaam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$353
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 22% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6805th and 6052nd ($722 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5882nd and 496th 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
$2.56
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716