Amman vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$383
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.72M

The cost of living in Amman is 39% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5667th and 6805th ($1004 vs $722) 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 3456th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$8603

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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