Dar es Salaam vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$357
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
4.72M
14.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 55% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6912th and 3249th ($763 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 0.3 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 6157th and 8th 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
$3.09
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$16728

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$588
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$551
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$408
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
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$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005