Dar es Salaam vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$353
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
99
🏙️ Population
4.72M
14.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 56% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6805th and 3085th ($722 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Tanzania and Japan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5882nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tokyo

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Dar es Salaam Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$15495

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
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$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
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$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
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$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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$1121
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$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
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$1075
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$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
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$1057
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$1109
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$1116
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$1092
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$1075
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$1060
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$1033