Dar es Salaam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$357
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
75
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6912th and 7267th ($763 vs $696) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 5965th 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
$3.09
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546