Dar es Salaam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$357
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
58
50
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 64% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6912th and 8843rd ($763 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6157th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Islamabad

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Dar es Salaam Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$3118

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$588
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$553
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$523
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$602
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$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379