Dar es Salaam vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
41
😀 Quality of life
58
84
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.19M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 62% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6912th and 1994th ($763 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Qatar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6157th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Doha

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Dar es Salaam Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$11285

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$588
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$551
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$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
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$604
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$506
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
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$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861