Dar es Salaam vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$363
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 59% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6675th and 8663rd ($799 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6017th and 6167th 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
$3.25
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$623

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684