Dar es Salaam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$353
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
298K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6805th and 4400th ($722 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Bahrain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5882nd and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$10026

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$736
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520