Dar es Salaam vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$357
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
28
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.73M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 39% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 6912th and 8385th ($763 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 119th in Tanzania and Turkey, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.4 months in Diyarbakir. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Diyarbakir ranked 47th in Turkey, while ranked 6157th and 6844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Diyarbakir

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Dar es Salaam Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
30.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$2.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$4083

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$568
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$580
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$622
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$545
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$533
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$595
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$581
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$476
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$566
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$588
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$625
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$599
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$654
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$575
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$598
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$583
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$582
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$599
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$390
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$648
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$591
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$445
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$492
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$615
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$571
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$616
286 km or 177 mi Van
$568
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$673
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$585
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$585
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$566
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$560
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$539
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$688