Dar es Salaam vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.19M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 57% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6675th and 2509th ($799 vs $1849) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6017th and 608th 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
$3.25
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$11426

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$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889