Dar es Salaam vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$881
🏠 One person rent
$334
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 105% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 7084th and 9039th ($735 vs $359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 6319th and 6881st 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
$3.04
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$87.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$103
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$6.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1692

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$393
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$339
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$379
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$306
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$340
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$391
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$382
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$396
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$450
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$332
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$309
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$350
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$335
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$401
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$313
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$280
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$440
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$286
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$346
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$446
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$496
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$371
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$310
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$371
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$391
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$394
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$321
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$373
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$253
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$344
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$334
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$256
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$438
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$373
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$252