Dar es Salaam vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
98
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 65% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6675th and 1250th ($799 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Italy, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1 months in Milan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6017th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Milan

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Dar es Salaam Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$16429

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$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700