Dar es Salaam vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$357
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
46
41
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 31% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6912th and 5028th ($763 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1 months in Mecca. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6157th and 6123rd 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
$3.09
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$4622

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$588
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514