Dar es Salaam vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
98
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6912th and 1148th ($763 vs $2370) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 336th 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
$3.09
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$18202

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$588
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$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719