Dar es Salaam vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$826
🏠 One person rent
$357
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
58
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
3.38M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 124% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6912th and 9109th ($763 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6157th and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Lucknow

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Dar es Salaam Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.68
🥤 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
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$982

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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
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$314
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284