Abu Dhabi vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
83
55
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.72M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 150% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 2486th and 6805th ($1802 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Tanzania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 405th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dar es Salaam

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Abu Dhabi Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$8603

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$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
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$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
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509