Dar es Salaam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$357
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6912th and 5984th ($763 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6157th and 409th 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
$3.09
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665