Dar es Salaam vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2695
🏠 One person rent
$353
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 36% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6805th and 4828th ($722 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5882nd and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Jeddah

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Dar es Salaam Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$6009

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
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$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491