Dar es Salaam vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$363
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
59
99
🏙️ Population
4.72M
14.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6675th and 3130th ($799 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6017th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$14795

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$609
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$567
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$421
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$552
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$596
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$526
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$548
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$533
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
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$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961