Dar es Salaam vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$363
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
76
😀 Quality of life
59
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 13% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6675th and 7072nd ($799 vs $704) 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 0.4 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 6017th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$836

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540