Dar es Salaam vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.19M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6805th and 2461st ($722 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Qatar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5882nd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$11230

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
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$564
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879