Dar es Salaam vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1486
🏠 One person rent
$357
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$343
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
68
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
603K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 6912th and 7777th ($763 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Tunisia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 6157th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tunis

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Dar es Salaam Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$4012

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$537
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$606
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$388
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$513
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$586
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$456
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$410
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$514
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1185
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$495
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$511
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1077
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1577
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1672
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$531
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$424
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1101
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1308
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$505
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$408
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1101
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1224
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$432
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$445
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1739
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1688
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1783
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1749
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1496
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1857
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$2130
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1810
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1715
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1342
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1512
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$418
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$350
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1318
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1387