Dar es Salaam vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$423	$657
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1189
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1737
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	52
😀 Quality of life	41	82
🏙️ Population	4.72M	842K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% less expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 6399th and 3782nd ($811 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.2 months in Turin. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Turin ranked 5th in Italy, while ranked 6871st and 455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Turin

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	Dar es Salaam	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$62.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$3850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$2002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$12194

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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 Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1209
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1162
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1293
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1203
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1074
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1474
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1157
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1401
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1503
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1389
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1512
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1271
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$1723
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1422
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1592
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2022
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$1950
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1344
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1503
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1506
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1586
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1634
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1362
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1228
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2507
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1364
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1310
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$6593
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1522
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1434
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1673
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1334
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1321