Al Ain vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$560
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
767K
4.72M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 45% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5284th and 6805th ($1050 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 600th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dar es Salaam

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Al Ain Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$8603

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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
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$878
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$558
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$928
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$467
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$515
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$546
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$548
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$541
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$537
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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
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$543
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$482
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$745
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$433
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$571
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$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
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$534
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$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
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$1549
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$526
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$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
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$581
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$515
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$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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