Bursa vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$322	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	44
😀 Quality of life	64	41
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.72M

The cost of living in Bursa is 8% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6708th and 6399th ($743 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Turkey and Tanzania, respectively. Check Turkey vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 4504th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Dar es Salaam

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	Bursa	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$19371

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$708
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$599
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$755
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$835
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$782
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1248
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$679
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$1113
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$718
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$568
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$707
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$547
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$455
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$690
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$701
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$661
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$629
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$675
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$616
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$638
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$642
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$934
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$909
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$681
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$643
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$477
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$624
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$691
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$655

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