Dar es Salaam vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$353
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
50
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.57M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6805th and 8203rd ($722 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 55th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5882nd and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shiraz

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Dar es Salaam Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$2159

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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
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$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
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$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705