Dar es Salaam vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$315	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	55	87
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.87M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6696th and 2685th ($720 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Rome. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5965th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Rome

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	Dar es Salaam	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$9800

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229