Dar es Salaam vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$357
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
58
54
🏙️ Population
4.72M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 76% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6912th and 8914th ($763 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6157th and 6414th 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
$3.09
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.96
☕ 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
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1646

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561