Dar es Salaam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$357
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
66
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6912th and 4144th ($763 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6157th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sharjah

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Dar es Salaam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$7922

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
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$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
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$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492