Dar es Salaam vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$423	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$2051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	83
😀 Quality of life	41	70
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.08M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 6399th and 4703rd ($811 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Tanzania and South Korea, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 6871st and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Yongin

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	Dar es Salaam	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$20733

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565