Dar es Salaam vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2471
🏠 One person rent
$363
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
15
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
4.72M
886K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6675th and 5095th ($799 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6017th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$8498

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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
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$782
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$517
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1734
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$798
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$940
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$645
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$346
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$354
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$718
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1910
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1855
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1645
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1867
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1879
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1021
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$837
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1951
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$987
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$769
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1957
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2447
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$695
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1072
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1850
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$548
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1947
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2347
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2064
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1998
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$276
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233