Dar es Salaam vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1279
🏠 One person rent
$363
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 59% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6675th and 8682nd ($799 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6017th and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Isfahan

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Dar es Salaam Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$589

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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
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640