Dar es Salaam vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$334
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
55
52
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 63% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7084th and 8860th ($735 vs $450) 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 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6319th and 6510th 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
$3.04
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1609

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$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321