Dar es Salaam vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$357
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6912th and 3529th ($763 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6157th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Riyadh

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Dar es Salaam Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$9443

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487