Dar es Salaam vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$3224
🏠 One person rent
$423
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
41
76
🏙️ Population
4.72M
15.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6399th and 4347th ($811 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Turkey, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6871st and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$17728

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$552
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$523
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$486
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$545
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$580
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$502
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$599
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$573
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$690
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$892
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$629
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$631
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899