Dar es Salaam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$334
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
45
😀 Quality of life
55
56
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 52% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7084th and 8757th ($735 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6319th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mashhad

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Dar es Salaam Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$629

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638