Dar es Salaam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$357
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.85M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 16% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6912th and 6264th ($763 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6157th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tainan

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Dar es Salaam Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$5587

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697