Dar es Salaam vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$357
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$200
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6912th and 8716th ($763 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6157th and 6223rd 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
$3.09
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$525

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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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
$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$476
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$487
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$455
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$542
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$492
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$565
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$546
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$512
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$571
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$499
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$574
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$586
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$569
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$583
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$594
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$460
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$546
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$602
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$547
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$601
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$591
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$523
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$627
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$639
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$631
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$575
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$629
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$631
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$565
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$639