Dar es Salaam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$315
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
55
52
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.18M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6696th and 6017th ($720 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5965th and 6150th 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
$1.95
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$9496

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
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$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964