Dar es Salaam vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$319
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$784
🏠 One person rent
$353
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$203
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$123
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
55
40
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 126% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6805th and 9185th ($722 vs $319) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Faisalabad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5882nd and 6906th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Faisalabad

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Dar es Salaam Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$7.12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$84.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$59
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$50.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$2.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$1.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$25.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$785

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
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
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$373
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$312
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$344
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$310
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286