Dar es Salaam vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
64
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.33M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 69% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6805th and 1098th ($722 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5882nd and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$12682

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$482
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$745
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$433
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$571
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$1091
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$1500
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$534
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$535
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$493
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$1093
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$574
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$466
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$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
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$1549
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$526
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$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
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$581
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$515
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$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
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$728
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$1810
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$561
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$556
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$547
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$520
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$1267
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$1218
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$531
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$870
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$687
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$989
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$558
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$878
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$783
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$546
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$515
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$639
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$467
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$928
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$537
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$489
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