Beirut vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$555
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
61
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.72M

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4691st and 6805th ($1165 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Tanzania, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 4996th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8603

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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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