Dar es Salaam vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$357
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
58
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
4.72M
5.95M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 52% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6912th and 8708th ($763 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6157th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Pune

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Dar es Salaam Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$2558

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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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355