Dar es Salaam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$334
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
55
90
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7084th and 4646th ($735 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6319th and 178th 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
$3.04
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$16947

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612