Dar es Salaam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$353
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6805th and 4715th ($722 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5882nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Taipei

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Dar es Salaam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$18424

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$736
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605