Dar es Salaam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$357
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
58
69
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6912th and 4849th ($763 vs $1168) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 4347th 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
$3.09
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$5515

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$588
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$551
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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010