Dar es Salaam vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$315	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	66
😀 Quality of life	55	50
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6696th and 7675th ($720 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd 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 0.4 months in Isfahan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 5965th and 6267th 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	$1.95	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$644

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651