Dar es Salaam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$315
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.29M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 16% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6696th and 6163rd ($720 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5965th and 264th 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
$1.95
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716