Dar es Salaam vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$363
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
49
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.57M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 44% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6675th and 8247th ($799 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 6017th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$2133

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$609
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719