Dar es Salaam vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$994
🏠 One person rent
$315
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 87% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6696th and 8998th ($720 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5965th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lahore

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Dar es Salaam Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$1054

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$762
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$706
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$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352