Dar es Salaam vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$983
🏠 One person rent
$357
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$246
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$144
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
58
30
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 83% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6912th and 8948th ($763 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Multan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 6157th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Multan

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Dar es Salaam Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$7.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$39.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$1285

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$382
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$298
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$351
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$302
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$367
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$318
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$315
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$348
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$378
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$381
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$379
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$289
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$432
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$308
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$327
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$391
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$343
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$423
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$379
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$308
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$279
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$427
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$352
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$464
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$360
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$323
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$298
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$337
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$433
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$295
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$414
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$263
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$330
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$370
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$325