Dar es Salaam vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1402
🏠 One person rent
$363
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
50
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
4.72M
603K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 6675th and 8012th ($799 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Tunisia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 6017th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$3493

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$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$529
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$607
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$375
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$487
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$552
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$403
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1141
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$480
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$502
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1046
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1504
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1586
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$522
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$409
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1085
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1301
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$520
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$398
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1161
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1234
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$424
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$450
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1579
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1666
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1720
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1697
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1454
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1739
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1951
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1770
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1577
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1271
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1471
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$419
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$353
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1298
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1358