Dar es Salaam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$334
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
55
69
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 37% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7084th and 4843rd ($735 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6319th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Medina

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Dar es Salaam Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$5520

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077