Ahmedabad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$222
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
44
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.72M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 30% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8477th and 6696th ($505 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 17th best city to live in India vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5867th and 5965th 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
$3.02
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$14488

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$396
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$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
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$385
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$296
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$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
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$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
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$375

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Distance City Cost of living
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$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$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
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$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
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$332
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$1176
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$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
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$542
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$446
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$547
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$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449