Dar es Salaam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$315
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6696th and 6811th ($720 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5965th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$1883

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$452
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$536
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$571
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$524
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$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
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$449

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
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$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
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$569