Dar es Salaam vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$363
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
59
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.96M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6675th and 8195th ($799 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Yemen, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6017th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sanaa

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Dar es Salaam Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$3336

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031