Dar es Salaam vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$334	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	63
😀 Quality of life	55	57
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 51% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7084th and 8733rd ($735 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6319th and 6153rd 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	$3.04	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$524

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$586
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$546
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$417
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$533
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$611
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$495
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$563
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$540
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$618
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$415
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$807
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$463
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$448
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1196
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$522
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$543
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$532
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1196
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$559
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$613
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1167
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$549
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$933
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$513
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$524
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$494
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1132
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$603
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$624
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$452
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$573
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$688
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$531
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$690
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$688

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616