Dar es Salaam vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$954
🏠 One person rent
$363
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$224
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$124
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
59
25
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 98% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6675th and 8968th ($799 vs $403) 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 0.4 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 22nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6017th and 8960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$98.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$63.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
23.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$7.72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$7.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$1267

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$362
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$301
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$347
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$294
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$351
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$303
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$291
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$333
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$372
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$376
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$368
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$290
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$427
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$302
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$322
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$380
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$320
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$340
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$393
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$364
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$311
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$277
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$416
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$337
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$443
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$344
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$334
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$291
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$336
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$401
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$284
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$421
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$262
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$322
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$354
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$335