Dar es Salaam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$353
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
55
55
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6805th and 6711th ($722 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5882nd and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dar es Salaam vs Karaj infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Karaj

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Karaj are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$886

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$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

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559