Dar es Salaam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$315
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
55
70
🏙️ Population
4.72M
157K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6696th and 3950th ($720 vs $1375) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5965th and 3031st 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
$1.95
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604