Dar es Salaam vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$423	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	49
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	4.72M	603K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 51% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 6399th and 8377th ($811 vs $535) 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 6871st and 5485th 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	$2.93	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$3168

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193