Dar es Salaam vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$769
🏠 One person rent
$423
$99.5
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$178
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
41
39
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 165% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6399th and 9193rd ($811 vs $306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 0.6 months in Faisalabad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Faisalabad ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6871st and 7026th 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
$2.93
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$7.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$3.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$67.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$45.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
19.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$3.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$2.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$1151

Cost of living in other countries

Dar es SalaamFaisalabad

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$500
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$566
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$522
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$872
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$483
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$1465
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$518
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$490
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$493
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$748
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$587
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$602
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$492
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$605
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$457
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$562
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$389
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$305
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$342
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$292
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$300
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$458
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$380
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$374
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$411
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$321
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$308
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$355
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$356
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$373
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$361
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$383
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$281
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$354
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$392
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$287
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$358
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$401
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$442
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$355
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$342
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$382
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$441
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$297
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$379
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$346
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$366
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$273
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$354
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$365
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$251
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$369
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