Dar es Salaam vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$732
🏠 One person rent	$353	$77.1
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$119
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$116
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	44	43
😀 Quality of life	55	24
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 158% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 6805th and 9276th ($722 vs $280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th 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 Gujranwala. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gujranwala ranked 11th in Pakistan, while ranked 5882nd and 8673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Gujranwala

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	Dar es Salaam	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$2.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$78.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$36.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$26.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$6.76
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$60.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$3170

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$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

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$308
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$335
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$406
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$500
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$328
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$373
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$319
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$407
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$456
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$378
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$310
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$439
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$430
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$388
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$277
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$323
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$360
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$358
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$397
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$358
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$374
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$372
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$286
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$354
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$371
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$252
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$284
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$328