Ankara vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$570	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	5.8M	4.72M

The cost of living in Ankara is 40% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 4905th and 6675th ($1118 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Tanzania, respectively. Check Turkey vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 2097th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Dar es Salaam

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	Ankara	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$17749

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$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