Dar es Salaam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$334
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
75
😀 Quality of life
55
62
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7084th and 7388th ($735 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Karaj. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6319th and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Karaj

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Dar es Salaam Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$826

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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 Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484