Dar es Salaam vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$353	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	15
😀 Quality of life	55	45
🏙️ Population	4.72M	886K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 27% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6805th and 5787th ($722 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5882nd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tabuk

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	Dar es Salaam	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$4277

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881