Ahmedabad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$182
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
44
😀 Quality of life
54
55
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.72M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 35% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8798th and 6805th ($471 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Tanzania, respectively. Check India vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5969th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$8603

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$391
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$297
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$326
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$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
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$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
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$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$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
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$460
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$1549
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$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
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$516
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$1079
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$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
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$509
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$509