Dar es Salaam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$334
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
42
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7084th and 4774th ($735 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Oman, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6319th and 2223rd 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
$3.04
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$10581

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454