Dar es Salaam vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
55
85
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 65% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6696th and 1623rd ($720 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Milan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 5965th and 292nd 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
$1.95
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$15544

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$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550