Dar es Salaam vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1557
🏠 One person rent
$315
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.24M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6696th and 7917th ($720 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Tangerang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tangerang ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 5965th and 5383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tangerang

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Dar es Salaam Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$51.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8582

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$545
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$718
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$393
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$552
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$480
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$512
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$493
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$547
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$500
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$512
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$422
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$495
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$426
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$478
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$474
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$479
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$450
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$457
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$570
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$476
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$403
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$427
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$383
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$521
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$440
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$479
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$439
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$427
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$459
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$403
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$522
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$383
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$454
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$469
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$444
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$442