Dar es Salaam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$363
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
298K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6675th and 4625th ($799 vs $1237) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6017th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534