Dar es Salaam vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$780
🏠 One person rent
$357
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
48
😀 Quality of life
58
34
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.97M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 136% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6912th and 9160th ($763 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 0.4 months in Peshawar. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6157th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Peshawar

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Dar es Salaam Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$2608

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$588
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$551
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$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
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$604
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$506
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$370
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$464
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$427
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$433
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$473
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$279
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$381
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$264
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$353
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$302
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704