Dar es Salaam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$353
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 15% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6805th and 6257th ($722 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5882nd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$7706

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934