Dar es Salaam vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$946
🏠 One person rent
$353
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$196
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
44
29
😀 Quality of life
55
21
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 95% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6805th and 9056th ($722 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 0.5 months in Multan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 5882nd and 8809th 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
$2.56
$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1034

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$358
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$294
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$360
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$344
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$312
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$310
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$319
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$373
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$456
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$376
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$268
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$406
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$280
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$313
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$500
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$325
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$441
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$374
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$335
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$328
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$376
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$378
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$439
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$323
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$338
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$285
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$327
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$469
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$344
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$430
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$252
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$375
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$372
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$371