Dar es Salaam vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
59
91
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.94M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6675th and 848th ($799 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 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 6017th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$15029

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$533
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$612
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$420
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$811
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$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
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$503
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$1207
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$565
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$656
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$1168
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$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
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$528
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$1624
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$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
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$578
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$688
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$1419
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$1183
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$1228
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$1398
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$1449
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$1942
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$632
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$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
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$1849
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$1081
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$1770
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$530
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$529
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$568
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$534
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$1237
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$1201
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$1230
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$557
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$908
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$573
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$1008
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$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
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$806
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$530
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$604
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$624
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$761
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$930
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$477
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$503
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$453
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$463
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$808
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$545
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$483