Dar es Salaam vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$357
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
47
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.57M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6912th and 8262nd ($763 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 6157th and 6346th 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
$3.09
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1920

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$588
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$551
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698