Pakistan vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$381
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$927
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$151
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$137
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$1407
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
40
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
61
55
😀 Quality of life
24
33
🏙️ Population
224M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($381) is 42% less expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 156th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Pakistan compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 158th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Pakistan Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.91
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.8
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.2
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.03%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.16
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.5
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1265
$7052

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$722
4.72M
Zanzibar
$736
710K
Mbeya
$433
542K
Arusha
$543
416K
Mwanza
$466
706K
Tanga
$601
221K
Morogoro
$639
207K
Dodoma
$564
214K
Moshi
$548
145K
Stone Town
$675
18K