Dar es Salaam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$353
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 52% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6805th and 3679th ($722 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 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 5882nd and 386th 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
$2.56
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$5054

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507