Dar es Salaam vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dar es Salaam	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$751
🏠 One person rent	$334	$97.5
🏘️ Family rent	$567	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	46	44
😀 Quality of life	55	34
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 138% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 7084th and 9171st ($735 vs $309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 0.5 months in Gujranwala. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6319th and 8578th 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	$3.04	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$10
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$537	$54.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$35.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.2%	13.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.4	$7.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.07	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$21.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13482	$956

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$586
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$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

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326