Dar es Salaam vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$813
🏠 One person rent
$363
$112
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$177
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$126
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.2M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 140% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 6675th and 9127th ($799 vs $333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Faisalabad ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6017th and 7307th 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
$3.25
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$66.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$46.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$3.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$1.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$26.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1474

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$372
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$303
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$351
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$294
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$291
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$376
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$363
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$368
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$427
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$316
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$302
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$347
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$320
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$362
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$380
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$311
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$277
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$403
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$284
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$337
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$416
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$443
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$350
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$301
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$344
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$421
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$364
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$334
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$354
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$265
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$340
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$357
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$262
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$373
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$393
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$290
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$351
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$270