Dar es Salaam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$357
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6912th and 6085th ($763 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Tanzania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6157th and 373rd 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
$3.09
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464