Dar es Salaam vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$353
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
44
41
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6805th and 6019th ($722 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5882nd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mecca

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Dar es Salaam Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$4675

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514