Dar es Salaam vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$729
🏠 One person rent	$363	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	59	30
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 164% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 6675th and 9199th ($799 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 6017th and 8772nd 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	$3.25	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.04
🥤 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	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$843

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$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

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330