Dar es Salaam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$315
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$217
😷 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 4% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6696th and 6851st ($720 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 5965th and 5919th 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
$1.95
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550