Dar es Salaam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$363
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
22
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 32% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6675th and 4743rd ($799 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6017th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987