Dar es Salaam vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$423	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	41	86
🏙️ Population	4.72M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 53% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6399th and 2624th ($811 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6871st and 337th 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	$2.93	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$9864

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201