Amman vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$358
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
69
55
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.72M

The cost of living in Amman is 36% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5457th and 6696th ($981 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Jordan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 3121st and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$14488

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
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$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