Dar es Salaam vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$357
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
16
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
4.72M
886K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6912th and 5149th ($763 vs $1074) 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 0.3 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 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6157th and 6188th 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
$3.09
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$8518

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$800
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$479
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1853
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$824
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$942
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$665
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$354
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$360
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$724
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2002
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1946
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1700
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1936
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1962
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1062
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$895
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2022
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1010
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$776
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1993
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2483
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1013
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$776
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1122
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1761
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$546
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2145
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2066
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2346
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2172
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2154
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403