Dar es Salaam vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$334
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
55
54
🏙️ Population
4.72M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 75% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7084th and 8923rd ($735 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6319th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Karachi

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Dar es Salaam Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1476

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525