Dar es Salaam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$334
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.85M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 22% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7084th and 6014th ($735 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6319th and 2806th 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
$3.04
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686