Dar es Salaam vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$363
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
4.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 31% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6675th and 4809th ($799 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6017th and 894th 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
$3.25
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$6703

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
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$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
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$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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500