Beirut vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$623
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.72M

The cost of living in Beirut is 66% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4447th and 6696th ($1195 vs $720) 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 0.3 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 5118th and 5965th 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
$7.98
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$14488

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$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