Dar es Salaam vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$846
🏠 One person rent
$357
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 119% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6912th and 9089th ($763 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6157th and 6935th 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
$3.09
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1491

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$588
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$551
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
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$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265