Dar es Salaam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$357
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
45
😀 Quality of life
58
76
🏙️ Population
4.72M
298K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6912th and 4555th ($763 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Bahrain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6157th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Manama

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Dar es Salaam Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$10032

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$588
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545