Amman vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$384
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.72M

The cost of living in Amman is 40% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5330th and 7084th ($1032 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Jordan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 2337th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Dar es Salaam

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Amman Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$13482

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688