Dar es Salaam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$315
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ 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 36% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6696th and 4635th ($720 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5965th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8464

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646