Dar es Salaam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$353
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
55
50
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 34% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6805th and 8365th ($722 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5882nd and 6193rd 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
$2.56
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797