Abu Dhabi vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$2111
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$255
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	52	44
😀 Quality of life	82	55
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.72M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 169% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 1938th and 6696th ($1936 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 369th and 5965th 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	$9.91	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$14488

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449