Ahmedabad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$155
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
58
46
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.72M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 43% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8910th and 6912th ($437 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Tanzania, respectively. Check India vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5632nd and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Dar es Salaam

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Ahmedabad Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$15015

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$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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