Dar es Salaam vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.75M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 60% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6675th and 1942nd ($799 vs $2020) 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 6017th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$10916

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$609
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$567
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$421
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$552
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$596
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$526
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$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323