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Dar Es Salaam vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 37.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 41.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 42.4% less in Dar Es Salaam

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dar Es Salaam instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-81.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$0.40 TZS997.98	-83.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$0.25 TZS607.10	-81.6%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	-51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	-33.3%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 41.7% less for transportation

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	-39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	-27.0%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-60.4%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+61.5%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-57.8%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 42.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-40.3%
Average			-42.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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