Dar es Salaam vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$989
🏠 One person rent
$357
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
69
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 78% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6912th and 8928th ($763 vs $427) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6157th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Rawalpindi

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Dar es Salaam Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$782

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
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$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
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$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265