Dar es Salaam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$363
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6675th and 5037th ($799 vs $1081) 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 0.4 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 6017th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453