Dar es Salaam vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
98
😀 Quality of life
55
88
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.35M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 68% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7084th and 1228th ($735 vs $2328) 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 0.1 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 6319th and 276th 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
$3.04
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$19884

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653