Dar es Salaam vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$904
🏠 One person rent
$353
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
55
31
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 92% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6805th and 9038th ($722 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Rawalpindi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 5882nd and 7946th 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
$2.56
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1015

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286