Dar es Salaam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$315
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 85% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6696th and 8988th ($720 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5965th and 6200th 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
$1.95
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$1443

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$762
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$706
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
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$536
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$571
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$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
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$331
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$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
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$455
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$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401