Dar es Salaam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$357
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
45
😀 Quality of life
58
56
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6912th and 8726th ($763 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6157th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mashhad

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Mashhad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$627

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639