Dar es Salaam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$363
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
59
84
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 15% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6675th and 5995th ($799 vs $942) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6017th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Taoyuan

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Dar es Salaam Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451