Dar es Salaam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$353
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6805th and 4893rd ($722 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Oman, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5882nd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Muscat

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548