Dar es Salaam vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$363
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 87% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6675th and 8922nd ($799 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6017th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1207

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334