Beirut vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$598
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
46
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.72M

The cost of living in Beirut is 77% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6912th ($1353 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Tanzania, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5682nd and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Dar es Salaam

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Beirut Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$15015

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691