Dar es Salaam vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$334	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	79
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.24M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 33% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 7084th and 8373rd ($735 vs $552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Tanzania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tangerang ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6319th and 5026th 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	$3.04	$1.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$8.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$8.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$2.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$7465

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$516
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$627
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$376
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$515
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$466
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$472
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$469
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$551
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$468
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$502
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$424
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$494
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$458
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$457
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$446
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$452
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$393
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$371
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$490
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$400
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$381
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$438
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$419
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$417
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$428
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$416
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$402
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$386
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$437
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$450
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$419
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$422