Dar es Salaam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$353
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6805th and 6443rd ($722 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5882nd and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1838

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$548
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$543
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$482
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$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
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$509
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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
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$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
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$689
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$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
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$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564