Dar es Salaam vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$334
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
55
30
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 67% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 7084th and 8885th ($735 vs $440) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Multan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 6319th and 8794th 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
$3.04
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$84.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$153
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$61.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
17.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$553
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$7.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$42.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$401
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$310
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$350
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$306
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$379
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$339
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$340
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$359
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$393
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$391
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$396
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$279
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$450
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$309
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$337
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$397
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$335
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$352
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$438
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$394
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$313
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$280
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$446
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$346
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$496
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$371
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$321
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$303
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$342
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$456
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$286
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$391
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$256
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$312
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$373
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$311