Dar es Salaam vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$423	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	15
😀 Quality of life	41	47
🏙️ Population	4.72M	886K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6399th and 4967th ($811 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6871st and 6450th 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	$2.93	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028